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Home Blog Mar 2: Statistics in Practice

Mar 2: Statistics in Practice

In this week’s Brief, we look at hierarchical and mixed models.  Our course spotlight is

  • April 10 – May 8:  Generalized Linear Models
  • April 24 – May 22:  Mixed and Hierarchical Linear Models

See you in class!

– Peter Bruce

Founder, Author, and Senior Scientist

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Course Spotlight

Our course spotlight is on two courses that deal with linear models:

April 10 – May 8:  Generalized Linear Models (GLM)

The GLM course covers the derivation of the generalized linear model, starts off with the familiar case of linear regression with continuous responses (outcomes), and discusses how to handle over-dispersion in the data. In addition, you will learn how to

  • Fit binomial models like logit and probit
  • Fit count models like Poisson and negative binomial
  • Use appropriate metrics to assess model fit

April 24 – May 22:  Mixed and Hierarchical Linear Models (HLM)

The HLM course extends the linear modeling structure to deal with the complexities introduced when data are clustered, repeated at the same time (repeated measures), or repeated sequentially over time (longitudinal).  You will learn how to 

  • Specify a linear mixed model
  • Identify the associated marginal model
  • Estimate the covariance and fixed effect parameters
  • Conduct hypothesis tests on models

Your instructor in both courses is James Hardin, Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs and Curriculum Professor at the University of South Carolina, and co-author (with Joseph Hilbe) of Generalized Estimating Equations.

See you in class!


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