The purpose of the Biostatistics Core is
to provide state of the art biostatistical expertise for the
Yale Pepper Center with the following specific aims:
To collaborate with leadership and with
the other Yale Pepper Center Cores in the preliminary selection
of pilot/exploratory studies and final selection by the
Advisory Panel
To collaborate with Yale Pepper Center
investigators on the design and analysis of center projects.
To collaborate with Yale Pepper Center
investigators on grant preparation
To develop new and efficient methods for
designing studies of multifactorial geriatric health conditions
To apply and develop new statistical methodology
for the analysis of studies of multifactorial geriatric
health conditions
To introduce statistical methods from
other fields to geriatric research
To train the next generation of geriatric
statisticians and epidemiologists
To train junior clinical investigators
in research methods appropriate for studies of multifactorial
geriatric health conditions
To collaborate with other Cores to achieve
the mission of the Yale Pepper Center to design and conduct
studies of multifactorial geriatric health conditions
The specific functions of the Biostatistcal
Core will be to ensure the proper design and analysis of studies
of multifactorial geriatric health conditions, develop and
apply new statistical methodology, and develop and institute
education and training programs.
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