Scott S. Emerson, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Biostatistics
Department of Biostatistics
University of Washington
Categorical Data Analysis in Epidemiology
Summary of univariate categorical data analysis; Introduction to multivariate analysis of categorical epidemiologic and health sciences data using multiplicative models.
Experience at interpretation; familiarity with available software programs gained by analysis of bona fide data and critiques of published analyses appearing in literature.
Prerequisite: BIOST 515; EPI 513 and either BIOST 513 or BIOST 518; or permission of instructor. Offered: jointly with EPI 536.
| Contact Information, Course Meeting Times, and Office Hours |
| Biost 536/Epi 536 Syllabus (pdf) |
| References for Biost 536/Epi 536 |
| Supplementary Materials |
| Datasets |
| Day | Date | Handouts | Video Recordings | HW Due | Lab Due | Miscellaneous | ||
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| Thu | Sep 25 | L01: Setting; 1-sample | 4/pg 1/pg | LectA LectB | Peer Grading Instructions | |||
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| Ref: L 2.1 | ||||||||
| Tue | Sep 30 | L02: Two-sample inference | 4/pg 1/pg | LectA LectB Disc | LAB #1 | |||
| Prep: | ( .do .R ) | |||||||
| Ref: L 2.2-2.8; A:CDA Ch 2-3; F Ch 2 | ||||||||
| Thu | Oct 2 | L03: Adjusted Analyses | 4/pg 1/pg | LectA LectB | HW #1 | |||
| Prep: | (Key .do .R .xls ) | |||||||
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| Tue | Oct 7 | L04: Stratified analyses | 4/pg 1/pg | LectA LectB Disc | HW #1 Graded | LAB #2 | ||
| Prep: | (due 10/8) | ( .do .R ) | ||||||
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| Thu | Oct 9 | L05: Standardized Rates | 4/pg 1/pg | LectA LectB | HW #2 (due 10/12) | |||
| Prep: | ( Key .do .R .xls ) | |||||||
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| Tue | Oct 14 | L06: Review of Regression | 4/pg 1/pg | LectA LectB Disc | HW #2 Graded | LAB #3 | Review of CI 4/pg 1/pg | |
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| Thu | Oct 16 | First Midterm | Midterm1 | |||||
| (closed book, closed notes) | (Key ) | |||||||
| Tue | Oct 21 | LectA LectB Disc | LAB #4 | |||||
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| Thu | Oct 23 | L07: Nonlinear associations | 4/pg 1/pg | LectA LectB | Project Assignment | |||
| Prep: | Project Description Data | |||||||
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| Tue | Oct 28 | 4/pg 1/pg | LectA LectB Disc | LAB #5 | ||||
| Prep: Video 4/pg 1/pg | ( .do .R ) | |||||||
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| Thu | Oct 30 | L08: Exploratory, Screening, Confirmatory | 4/pg 1/pg | LectA LectB | HW #3 | |||
| Prep: Video 4/pg 1/pg | (Key .do .R .xls ) | |||||||
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| Tue | Nov 4 | L09: Inference with Complex Models | 4/pg 1/pg | LectA LectB Disc | HW #3 Graded | LAB #6 | Project SAP due Nov 2 | |
| Prep: Video 4/pg 1/pg | (due 11/7) | (Papers ) | ||||||
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| Thu | Nov 6 | 4/pg 1/pg | LectB EffMod | HW #4 (due 11/9) | ||||
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| Tue | Nov 11 | Veterans' Day | HW #4 Graded | Project Discussion: Video | ||||
| (Holiday) | (due 11/12) | |||||||
| Thu | Nov 13 | Second Midterm | Midterm2 | |||||
| (closed book, closed notes) | (Key ) | |||||||
| Tue | Nov 18 | L10: Assumptions; Diagnostics | 4/pg 1/pg | LectA LectB Disc | LAB #7 | Project Draft Report Due | ||
| Prep: Video 4/pg 1/pg | ( .do .R ) | |||||||
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| Thu | Nov 20 | L11: Matching, Ordinal Data, Current Status | 4/pg 1/pg | LectA LectB | Project Refereee Report Due Nov 21 | |||
| Prep: Video 4/pg 1/pg | ||||||||
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| Tue | Nov 25 | L13: | 4/pg 1/pg | LectA LectB Disc | LAB #8 | Project Final Report Due Nov 26 | ||
| Prep: Video 4/pg 1/pg | ( .do .R ) | |||||||
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| Thu | Nov 27 | Thanksgiving Day | ||||||
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| Tue | Dec 2 | L14: | 4/pg 1/pg | LectA LectB Disc | LAB #9 | Project Oral Defenses Dec 1-3 | ||
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| Thu | Dec 4 | L15: | 4/pg 1/pg | LectA LectB | HW #5 hw05.txt | |||
| Prep: | (due 12/7) ( Key .do .R .xls ) | |||||||
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| Fri | Dec 12 | Final Exam | Final | |||||
| (closed book, closed notes) | ( Key ) | |||||||
| (2:30 - 4:20 pm; Room HST 639) | ||||||||
Contact Information, Course Meeting Times, and Office Hours
| Instructor: | Scott S. Emerson, M.D., Ph.D. | Assistants Scott Coggeshall sscogges@uw.edu |
| Office: | HSB H655-J | |
| Phone: | 206-616-6678 | |
| Email: | semerson@uw.edu | |
| Office Hours: | W 11:00 am - 1:00 pm (or by appointment) |
Times and Places
Lectures : TTh 1:30am - 3:20am HST 639
Disc AA : T 12:30pm - 1:20pm HST 739
References for Biost 536 / Epi 536
| HLS | Hosmer, Lemeshow, Sturdivant: Applied Logistic Regression | |
| KK | Kleinbaum, Klein: Logistic Regression: A Self-Learning Text | |
| A:CDA | Agresti: Categorical Data Analysis | |
| A:OCD | Agresti: Analysis of Ordinal Categorical Data | |
| F | Fleiss: Statistical Methods for Rates and Proportions | |
| L | Lachin: Biostatistical Methods |