The exam is given once a year in September.
There are three parts to the exam: the in-class part, the take-home part, and the oral part.
Material will be drawn from Advanced Statistical Inference (BSTT561);
Linear Models (BSTT562); and any three of the following elective courses:
Generalized Linear Models (BSTT563), Missing Data (BSTT564), Computational Statistics (BSTT565),
Bayesian Methods (BSTT566), or Survival Analysis (BSTT567). Questions on both the in-class and take-home portions
of the exam will include some questions from BSTT561 and BSTT562, and one question
from each of the four elective courses. Each student will answer questions from BSTT561
and BSTT562 and then choose three questions from elective courses.
The in-class part of the exam will be held for a three hour period, date and time to be announced each year.
No notes or books are allowed during this part of the exam.
Questions for the take-home part of the exam will be provided when the in-class
answers are turned in. The take-home part will be due one week after the in-class part.
The oral exam will be scheduled approximately one week after the take-home part has
been turned in. The purpose of the oral exam is to clarify any questions from the
in-class or take-home exams. The examination committee may also ask any PhD level
biostatistics questions. It is also an opportunity for the student to present
any additions or clarifications to their answers on the in-class and take-home
parts of the exam.
The exams from the past two years may be helpful as study aides in preparing for the exam.
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