The major assessment in PHCM9517 Advanced Biostatistics and Statistical Computing requires the students to conduct an analysis of a real-world dataset and write a report of their findings. The individual nature of this assessments reflects the typical scenario of a researcher working solo on a statistical analysis. However, this solo work is conducted as part of a team of

A common misconception about biostatistics is that there is a single right answer or a single correct way to conduct an analysis. The reality is quite the opposite. There are many ways to approach an analysis and there could be more than one "good" model that answers the research question. This is a threshold concept that students need to cross in order to succeed as a biostatistician.