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Course description
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Required Readings
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Biostatistics 515, Winter 2004
Biostatistics II
Syllabus
Handout from fisrt day of class
Course description
Introduction to regression
Grading
Weekly Assignments 30%
Class Discussion 5%
Midterm 20%
Final Project 25%
Final Exam 20%
Homeworks are due Thursdays in the Quiz section.
Required Readings
Kleinbaum, Kupper, Muller and Nizam, Applied Regression Analysis and Multvariable Methods
Harrell, Regression Modeling
Schedule
| Week 1 | 1/6 | Introduction to regression | |
| 1/8 | Least Squares Estimation for simple linear regression |
| Week 2 | 1/13 | Testing in simple linear regression |
| 1/15 | Multiple linear regression | Homework 1 due |
| Week 3 | 1/20 | Testing in multiple linear regression |
| 1/22 | cont. | Homework 2 due |
| Week 4 | 1/27 | Regression Diagnostics |
| 1/29 | | Homework 3 due |
| Week 5 | 2/3 | |
| 2/5 | | Homework 4 due |
| Week 6 | 2/10 | Introduction to modeling binary outcomes |
| 2/12 | Midterm |
| Week 7 | 2/17 | Logistic regression | Homework 5 due |
| 2/19 | Estimation and testing in logistic regression |
| Week 8 | 2/24 | Logistic regression diagnostics | Homework 6 due |
| 2/26 | Introduction to survival data |
| Week 9 | 3/2 | | Homework 7 due |
| 3/4 |
| Week 10 | 3/9 |
| 3/11 | Final exam |
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