Biostatistical Group

The biostatistics group is a group of statisticians from the Department of Preventive and Social Medicine.  The aims of the group are:

• To act as a professional focus for all biostatistics within the University of Otago.
• To collaborate with the Health Sciences Division clinical and scientific staff, and other staff carrying out health research, in the development of high quality interdisciplinary research programmes, paying particular attention to excellence in terms of the statistical components of their design, implementation, analysis and reporting.
• To provide high quality and innovative postgraduate training in statistical methodology for statisticians, epidemiologists and research workers from other disciplines involved in clinical and health services research, both within the Health Sciences Division and in the wider research environment.
• To provide training in the understanding of statistical methodology for undergraduate students in medicine and related fields.
• To develop, evaluate and implement new statistical methodology relevant to clinical, epidemiological and health research.
• To provide advice and support to students and research workers in the Health Sciences Division.

People

• Consulting
• Teaching