140.755.01
Advanced Methods in Biostatistics V
Location
East Baltimore
Term
1st Term
Department
Biostatistics
Credit(s)
4
Academic Year
2024 - 2025
Instruction Method
In-person
Tu, Th, 10:30 - 11:50am
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Prerequisite
140.751-4
Reviews the extension of linear models to generalized linear models. Includes exponential family models, link functions, and over-dispersion. Also introduces models and inferential methods for polytomous outcomes. Describes extension of models to account for clustering using explicit modeling via mixed effects framework and generalized estimating equations (GEE). Introduces methods and models for regression with covariates subject to measurement error. Describes and implements advanced computational algorithms, such as Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) and expectation maximization (EM).
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Give examples of different types of data arising in public health studies
- Use modern statistical concepts such as Generalized Linear Models for inference
- Describe models for polytomous outcomes
- Apply theoretical concepts to scientific data using R and Stan software
- Conduct and interpret logistic, conditional logistic, and probit regression inference
- Extend models to account for clustering and correlation
- Introduce the mixed effects framework and describe its relationship to multilevel models
- Introduce models that account for measurement error in the covariates
- Provide new computational tools for complex models including Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) and Expectation Maximization (EM) algorithms
- Improve computational and analytic skills through analysis of simulated data sets
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
- 50% Homework
- 50% Final Exam