Introduction to Statistical Applications in SAS

SPH BS 723

Graduate Prerequisites: (SPH PH 717 OR SPH BS 704 OR SPH BS 700 OR SPH BS 800) or consent of instructor. Can't be taken together for credit with SPH PH 760 or BS 730. This course introduces students to statistical computing with focus on the SAS software. Emphasis is on manipulating data sets and basic statistical procedures such as t-tests, chi-square tests, correlation and regression. Conditions underlying the appropriate use of these statistical procedures are reviewed. Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to use SAS to: read raw data files and SAS data sets, subset data, create SAS variables, recode data values, analyze data and summarize the results using the statistical methods enumerated above. This course includes hands-on exercises and projects designed to facilitate understanding of all the topics covered in the course. Students use software available through the Boston University Medical Center. This course is a prerequisite for these SPH courses: BS 805, BS 818, BS 819, BS 851, BS 852, BS 853 and BS 858.

FALL 2025 Schedule

Section Instructor Location Schedule Notes
A1 Preis INS 1110 M 10:00 am-12:50 pm Cannot take SPHBS 723 and SPHBS730 (or SPHPH760) both for credit.

FALL 2025 Schedule

Section Instructor Location Schedule Notes
B1 MacLeod INS 1110 T 6:00 pm-8:50 pm Cannot take SPHBS 723 and SPHBS730 (or SPHPH760) both for credit.

SPRG 2026 Schedule

Section Instructor Location Schedule Notes
A1 Hicks W 10:00 am-12:50 pm Cannot take both BS723 and BS730 for credit
This section has a waitlist, and any available seats are being offered to students on the waitlist. Please fill out a SPH Waitlist Form ) to join the waitlist for this class.

SPRG 2026 Schedule

Section Instructor Location Schedule Notes
B1 MacLeod R 2:00 pm-4:50 pm Cannot take both BS723 and BS730 for credit

SPRG 2026 Schedule

Section Instructor Location Schedule Notes
C1 Yang F 10:00 am-12:50 pm Cannot take both BS723 and BS730 for credit

SPRG 2026 Schedule

Section Instructor Location Schedule Notes
OL Weinberg T 6:00 pm-6:50 pm

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