EPI 8002 Internal Validity in Epidemiologic Research 3.0 Credits
This doctoral seminar focuses on internal validity in epidemiologic research. Students identify and diagnose threats to validity—selection bias, information/measurement bias, missing data, and confounding—and identify strategies to minimize them. Emphasis is placed on quantitative bias and sensitivity analysis to assess counterfactual causal claims. Through discussion of topical case studies, structured peer review, and applied exercises, students learn to communicate how bias assumptions shape inference to scientific and lay audiences.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if classification is PhD.
Prerequisites: EPI 8000 [Min Grade: B] or EPI 700 [Min Grade: B]