Spring 2021 - STAT 851 G100
Generalized Linear Models and Discrete Data Analysis (4)
Class Number: 3346
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Jan 11 – Apr 16, 2021: Tue, Thu, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Rachel Altman
rachelm@sfu.ca
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Prerequisites:
STAT 830 and STAT 850 or permission of instructor.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
The theory and application of statistical methodology for analyzing non-normal responses. Special emphasis on contingency tables, logistic regression, and log-linear models. Other topics can include mixed-effects models and models for overdispersed data.
COURSE DETAILS:
Course Outline:
1. Analysis of contingency tables
2. Generalized linear models (GLMs)
a. The exponential family
b. Link functions
c. Relationship to linear models
d. Iterated reweighted least-squares estimation
3. Models for overdispersed data
a. Quasi-likelihood
b. Introduction to estimating functions
4. Models for multinomial data
a. Log-linear models
b. Ordinal responses
Mode of Teaching
- Lecture: Synchronous (recorded)
Grading
- Assignments 40%
- Midterm 40%
- Final Project 20%
NOTES:
Above grading is subject to change.
Materials
RECOMMENDED READING:
Categorical Data Analysis, 3rd ed. Author: Alan Agresti. Publisher: Wiley
ISBN: 978047046365
Generalized Linear Models, 2nd ed. Authors: McCullagh and Nelder. Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 9780412317606
An Introduction to Generalized Linear Models, 3rd ed. Authors: Dobson and Barnett. Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 9781584889502
Graduate Studies Notes:
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Registrar Notes:
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TEACHING AT SFU IN SPRING 2021
Teaching at SFU in spring 2021 will be conducted primarily through remote methods. There will be in-person course components in a few exceptional cases where this is fundamental to the educational goals of the course. Such course components will be clearly identified at registration, as will course components that will be “live” (synchronous) vs. at your own pace (asynchronous). Enrollment acknowledges that remote study may entail different modes of learning, interaction with your instructor, and ways of getting feedback on your work than may be the case for in-person classes. To ensure you can access all course materials, we recommend you have access to a computer with a microphone and camera, and the internet. In some cases your instructor may use Zoom or other means requiring a camera and microphone to invigilate exams. If proctoring software will be used, this will be confirmed in the first week of class.
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