ScM in Biostatistics

The Johns Hopkins Department of Biostatistics ScM program prepares for individuals who have demonstrated excellence at the undergraduate level in quantitative or biological sciences for a career as a professional statistician. Typically, ScM graduates assume positions in research or professional settings as scientific project coordinators and data analysts where they:

• Design research studies of human health and disease.
• Design and implement data management systems.
• Design and implement tabular and graphical displays of quantitative information.
• Draw inferences from quantitative data.
• Use statistical reasoning and theory to deal effectively with non-standard statistical problems.
• Perform major statistical analyses to address public health or statistical research questions.
• Assist statistical researchers in the conduct of original, methodologic research.

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