Drug development and approval -- Measuring health status and health-related quality-of-life assessment -- Health surveys (disease-specific and generic questionnaires) and utility assessment -- Overview of statistical analyses in biomedical research -- Randomized clinical trials -- Systematic reviews and meta-analyses -- Medical and prescription claims databases -- Uses of real-world data in evidence development -- Decision analysis -- Introduction to economic analysis, cost determinants and modeling -- Cost-of-illness analysis and budget impact models -- Cost-effectiveness analysis, cost-utility analysis, and cost-benefit analysis -- Comparative effectiveness.