STAT 5617: Methods for Categorical Data
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: One of (STAT 5101 or STAT 5501) and One of (STAT 5147 or STAT 5542)
Statistical methods for analyzing simple random samples when outcomes are counts or proportions; measures of association and relative risk, chi-squared tests, loglinear models, logistic regression and other generalized linear models, tree-based methods. Maximum likelihood estimation and large sample theory. Extensions to longitudinal studies and complex survey designs, models with fixed and random effects. Use of statistical software: SAS or R.