Scott S. Emerson, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Biostatistics
Department of Biostatistics
University of Washington
Biost 518: Applied Biostatistics II (taught jointly with Biost 515: Biostatistics II)
Multiple regression for continuous, discrete, and right censored response variables, including dummy variables, transformations, and interactions. Introduction to regression
with correlated outcome data. Model and case diagnostics. Computer assignments using real data and standard statistical computer packages.
| Contact Information, Course Meeting Times, and Office Hours |
| Biost 518/515 Syllabus (pdf) |
| Supplementary Materials |
| Datasets |
| Day | Date | Handouts | Videos | HW Assigned | HW Due | Miscellaneous | |
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| Mon | Jan 6 | L01: Review of setting | 4/pg 1/pg | Lect | HW #1 | Peer Grading Instructions | |
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| Wed | Jan 8 | L02: Genl Simple Regr | 4/pg 1/pg | Lect | |||
| Fri | Jan 10 | L03: Simp Lin Regr | 4/pg 1/pg | Lect Disc | |||
| Mon | Jan 13 | L04: Simp Lin Regr Extns | (cont'd) | Lect Disc | HW #2 | HW #1 Submitted | |
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| Wed | Jan 15 | L05: Simp logist, Pois regr | 4/pg 1/pg | Lect | HW #1 Graded | ||
| Fri | Jan 17 | (L03 cont'd) | 4/pg 1/pg | Lect Disc | |||
| Mon | Jan 20 | Holiday | HW #3 | HW #2 Submitted | |||
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| Wed | Jan 22 | (Quiz, L03 cont'd) | Lect Disc | HW #2 Graded | Quiz: 4/pg | ||
| Fri | Jan 24 | L06: Simp prop hazards regr | 4/pg 1/pg | Lect Disc | |||
| Mon | Jan 27 | (L06 cont'd) | Lect | HW #4 | HW #3 Submitted | ||
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| Wed | Jan 29 | L07: Transform, dummy vrbl, splines | 4/pg 1/pg | Lect Disc | HW #3 Graded | ||
| Fri | Jan 31 | (L07 cont'd) | Lect Disc | ||||
| Mon | Feb 3 | (L07 cont'd) | Lect | HW #5 | HW #4 Submitted | ||
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| Wed | Feb 5 | (L07 cont'd) | Lect | HW #4 Graded | |||
| Fri | Feb 7 | L08: Precision of inference | 4/pg 1/pg | Lect | Review: 4/pg 1/pg Video | ||
| Mon | Feb 10 | L09: Covariate adjust; Strat anlys | 4/pg 1/pg | Lect | (No HW #6) | HW #5 Submitted | |
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| Wed | Feb 12 | MIDTERM EXAM | In-class | Midterm Exam | HW #5 Graded | ||
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| Fri | Feb 14 | (L09 cont'd) | Lect | Takehome midterm option | |||
| Mon | Feb 17 | Holiday | HW #7 | (No HW #6 Submitted) | |||
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| Wed | Feb 19 | L10: Confounders, Precision variables | 4/pg 1/pg | Lect | (No HW #6 Graded) | ||
| Fri | Feb 21 | (L10 cont'd) | Lect | Project | Example Reports: PSA SAT | ||
| Mon | Feb 24 | (L10 cont'd) | Lect | HW #7 Submitted | |||
| Wed | Feb 26 | L11: Effect modification | 4/pg 1/pg | Lect | |||
| Fri | Feb 28 | L12: Clustered data/Weighted Regr | 4/pg 1/pg | Lect | HW #8 | ||
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| Mon | Mar 3 | (L12 cont'd) | Lect | Project SAP | Project Discussion Inflamm MRI | ||
| Wed | Mar 5 | L13: Diagnostics | 4/pg 1/pg | Lect | HW #7 Graded | ||
| Fri | Mar 7 | (L13 cont'd) | Lect Disc | HW #9 | HW #8 Submitted | ||
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| Mon | Mar 10 | L14: Prediction | 4/pg 1/pg | Lect | HW #8 Graded | ||
| Wed | Mar 12 | (L14 cont'd) | Lect | ||||
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| Fri | Mar 14 | (L14 cont'd) | Lect Disc | Referee Report | Regression trees Lect 4/pg 1/pg | ||
| Wed | Mar 19 | FINAL EXAMINATION | 8:30am - 10:20am | Final Exam | Final Project | ||
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Contact Information, Course Meeting Times, and Office Hours
| Instructor: | Scott S. Emerson, M.D., Ph.D. | Assistants Minkyu Kim minkyu85@uw.edu Sandrine Moutou smoutou@uw.edu |
| Office: | HSB H655-J | |
| Phone: | 616-6678(Biostatistics) | |
| Email: | semerson@uw.edu | |
| Office Hours: | WF 10:30am - 12:30pm (or by appointment) |
Times and Places
Lectures : MWF 9:30am - 10:20am HST 747
Disc AA : M 8:30am - 9:20pm HST 531
Disc AB : W 8:30am - 9:20pm HST 635
Disc AC : F 8:30am - 9:20pm HST 531