Spring 2022 - STAT 851 G100
Generalized Linear Models and Discrete Data Analysis (4)
Class Number: 6735
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Jan 10 – Apr 11, 2022: Tue, Thu, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Rachel Altman
rachelm@sfu.ca
Office: SCK 10551
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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
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
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