Biostatistician Interview Questions
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Biostatistician was asked...June 12, 2013
What is the most widely used method in survival data analysis?
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I'd say log-rank test.
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Cox regression, it is an semiparametric method
Biostatistician was asked...August 4, 2017
What test would you use to determine if two categorical variables are independent?
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Chi Square test.
Biostatistician was asked...February 9, 2014
Senior Biostatistician was asked...June 14, 2018
Biostatistician was asked...December 23, 2020
The height, weight of 100 people is taken in inches and pounds. The mean, median, sd, correlation is given. 1) If the height and weight are off by 5 units, which of the summary stats will change or not? 2) If the height and weight are to be calculated in cms and kgs, which of the summary stats will change or not?
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1) The mean and median would change, the standard deviation and correlation would not. 2) The mean, median and standard deviation would change, the correlation will not. Less
Biostatistician was asked...February 9, 2021
Senior DMC Biostatistician was asked...November 17, 2023
What would you do if you couldn't meet a deadline even after you've asked for help from colleagues, what would you do?
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Answered I would be honest with client and would ask to postpone the deadline. This was not an acceptable answer according to them. What else am I supposed to do? Do some magic trick to get the work done? Less
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Biostatistician was asked...July 27, 2017