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DH801 - Biostatistics in Healthcare

Course Information

Course: DH801 - Biostatistics in Healthcare

Instructor: Saket Choudhary, [email protected]

Office Hours: Wednesdays 5-6PM, or by appointment ([email protected]) | Location

TA Office Hours:

TA Time Location
Suvakash Monday, 3:30-4:30 PM Room 402, CMT Lab, BSBE
Rajani Monday, 10-11 AM Room B20, KCDH
Neegar Thursday, 4-5 PM Room B20, KCDH

Lectures:

8A-Mon-14:00:00-15:25:00

8B-Thu-14:00:00-15:25:00

Venue: ESE 104 Gmaps

Discussion: Piazza

Gradescope: Gradescope

Lecture Schedule

Lecture Date Topic Video Code
Lecture 00 Sep 21, 2026 (Mon) NO CLASS
Lecture 01 Sep 24, 2026 (Thu) Statistics and stories
Lecture 02 Sep 28, 2026 (Mon) Non-parametric tests - I Video
Lecture 03 Oct 01, 2026 (Thu) Non-parametric tests - II Video
Lecture 04 Oct 05, 2026 (Mon) Linear Models Wilcoxon rank-sum test (animated)
Lecture 05 Oct 08, 2026 (Thu) Hands-on R session HandsOnDH801_1.Rmd
Lecture 06 Oct 12, 2026 (Mon) Linear Regression - II
Lecture 07 Oct 15, 2026 (Thu) Generalised Linear Models - I
Lecture 08 Oct 19, 2026 (Mon) Generalised Linear Models - II
Lecture 09 Oct 22, 2026 (Thu) Regularised Regression - I
Lecture 10 Oct 26, 2026 (Mon) Regularised Regression - II
Lecture 11 Oct 29, 2026 (Thu) Association testing
Lecture 12 Nov 02, 2026 (Mon) Survival Analysis
Lecture 13 Nov 05, 2026 (Thu) Where from here?

Assignments

Assignment Due Files
Assignment 01 Oct 20, 2026 (Tue), 11:59 PM IST Questions (PDF) | Answer template (.qmd)

Last updated: October 14, 2026

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# Course Information

**Course:** DH801 - Biostatistics in Healthcare

**Instructor:** Saket Choudhary,
[saketc\@iitb.ac.in](mailto:[email protected]){.email}

**Office Hours:** Wednesdays 5-6PM, or by appointment
(saketc\@iitb.ac.in) \| [Location](https://saketlab.org/contact/)

**TA Office Hours:**

| TA | Time | Location |
|----|------|----------|
| Suvakash | Monday, 3:30-4:30 PM | Room 402, CMT Lab, BSBE |
| Rajani | Monday, 10-11 AM | Room B20, KCDH |
| Neegar | Thursday, 4-5 PM | Room B20, KCDH |

**Lectures:**

8A-Mon-14:00:00-15:25:00

8B-Thu-14:00:00-15:25:00

**Venue**: ESE 104 [Gmaps](https://maps.app.goo.gl/zUuNHnnuVfpTAqDz7)

**Discussion**: [Piazza](https://piazza.com/iit_bombay/fall2026/dh801)

**Gradescope**: [Gradescope](https://www.gradescope.com/courses/946202)

## Lecture Schedule

| Lecture | Date | Topic | Video | Code |
|----|----|----|----|----|
| Lecture 00 | Sep 21, 2026 (Mon) | NO CLASS |  |  |
| Lecture 01 | Sep 24, 2026 (Thu) | [Statistics and stories](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1wtH2cM9pDg86jlRIshh2bUyfnd5A4mO97TZgy9Mvw2I/edit?usp=sharing) |  |  |
| Lecture 02 | Sep 28, 2026 (Mon) | [Non-parametric tests - I](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ps9E9OAruv_hMOFc57T0XZdRI5zlJqRvyCAWAiTiXcw/edit?usp=sharing) | [Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxjwWTmivSc) |  |
| Lecture 03 | Oct 01, 2026 (Thu) | [Non-parametric tests - II](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1LHMhKaqQQJGaOg7m59H_t3PiTsp71Qlq7fPPoh2nSGg/edit?usp=sharing) | [Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8DLiW-Durg) |  |
| Lecture 04 | Oct 05, 2026 (Mon) | [Linear Models](linear_models.html) | [Wilcoxon rank-sum test (animated)](animations/wilcoxon_rank_sum.html) |  |
| Lecture 05 | Oct 08, 2026 (Thu) | Hands-on R session |  | [HandsOnDH801_1.Rmd](HandsOnDH801_1.Rmd){download="HandsOnDH801_1.Rmd"} |
| Lecture 06 | Oct 12, 2026 (Mon) | [Linear Regression - II](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Ms79kaonZtvGTRMxyPCaLABFW0rr-i3WeQecoceO7XY/edit?usp=sharing) |  |  |
| Lecture 07 | Oct 15, 2026 (Thu) | Generalised Linear Models - I |  |  |
| Lecture 08 | Oct 19, 2026 (Mon) | Generalised Linear Models - II |  |  |
| Lecture 09 | Oct 22, 2026 (Thu) | Regularised Regression - I |  |  |
| Lecture 10 | Oct 26, 2026 (Mon) | Regularised Regression - II |  |  |
| Lecture 11 | Oct 29, 2026 (Thu) | Association testing |  |  |
| Lecture 12 | Nov 02, 2026 (Mon) | Survival Analysis |  |  |
| Lecture 13 | Nov 05, 2026 (Thu) | Where from here? |  |  |

## Assignments

| Assignment | Due | Files |
|----|----|----|
| Assignment 01 | Oct 20, 2026 (Tue), 11:59 PM IST | [Questions (PDF)](assignments/DH801_Autumn2026_Assignment01.pdf) \| <a href="http://saket-choudhary.me/DH801/assignments/DH801_Autumn2026_Assignment01_answer_template.qmd" download>Answer template (.qmd)</a> |

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