2  Getting Started

Your first few steps in this course are to:

  1. Register and enroll via the CWRU Student Information System (SIS).
    • Section 100 of PQHS 431, CRSP 431 and MPHP 431 are identical. Be sure to register for PQHS 431 unless you are part of the Clinical Research Scholars Program (in which case, register for CRSP 431) or you are part of the MPH program (in which case, register for MPHP 431.)
  2. Visit this link to record a pronunciation of your full name in the Student Information System so all of your instructors (and fellow students) can hear it.
  3. Obtain the texts required for the course. The book you need to purchase is David Spiegelhalter’s The Art of Statistics: How to Learn from Data, originally published in 2020 and available at all major book retailers for around $20. All other required texts are free. See Chapter 5 for details.
  4. Complete the Welcome to 431 survey - see below for details.
  5. Get started installing the software you’ll need for the course. See Chapter 6 and the Software link on our main website for more details.

2.1 Welcome to 431 Survey

Please fill out the survey at https://tinyurl.com/431-2026-welcome to help us get to know you a little better.

  • Note that you must log into Google via your CWRU account in order to access the survey.
  • The survey should take 15-20 minutes to complete, and we encourage you to complete it as soon as you can. The formal deadline for completing this form is found on the Course Calendar.