Course 681 Web Page

McGill University, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

EPIB 681: DATA ANALYSIS II (Winter 2004)

last updated: Thursday April 22, 2004


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Timetable [tentative] , Topics, Class Notes, Assignments, Resources

Date Topics Text

Agenda/
Notes

Assignment
(date due)

Resources***
           
Mon
Jan5
Proportions
(Prevalence/Risks)
M&M Ch 8,9
Rothman Ch 7

1

Wed Jan 7

answers

Course 607 Chs 8,9
[Notes, Other Resources]
Wed
Jan7
Rates
(Incidence)
Armitage et al.
JH Notes

2

Mon Jan 12
answers

Course 626,Poisson Distrn; Inference re Rates
[* Armitage, *JH Notes, *Exact Linits - Excel Worksheet]
           
Mon
Jan12
Stratified data Rothman Ch 8

3

Mon Jan 19
answers

Course 607 Ch 9
Wed
Jan14
Lifetables Armitage
Others

4

Mon Jan 26
Final version

answers

for Lifetables
           
Mon
Jan19
Follow-up studies/
Survival data
Armitage
Others

5

 

for Survival Analysis
Wed
Jan21
Follow-up studies/
Survival data

 

 
           
Mon
Jan26
Logistic Regression Hosmer and Lemeshow Ch 1

agenda

NotesCh1

WED Feb4

answers

for ALR_1
Wed
Jan28
Logistic Regression Hosmer and Lemeshow

 

 

 
           
Mon
Feb2
Logistic Regression Hosmer and Lemeshow Ch 2

NotesCH2

WED Feb11
H&L Q 2, pp45-46

answers

for ALR 2
Wed
Feb4
Logistic Regression Hosmer and Lemeshow
Ch 3.1-3.4

 

 

 
           
Mon
Feb9
Logistic Regression Hosmer and Lemeshow
Ch 3 CONFOUNDING

agenda
and
Notes3.5

Brand & Keirse: article part I

JH notes on confounding

 

for ALR 3
Wed
Feb11
Logistic Regression Hosmer and Lemeshow
Ch 3 EFFECT MODIFICATION

JH c678 notes on Effect Modification

WED Feb18

answers

 
           
Mon
Feb16
Logistic Regression Hosmer and Lemeshow

Ch 4 Quick Tour

Ch 5MODEL FIT

Notes Ch4

 

for ALR 4
Wed
Feb18
Logistic Regression Hosmer and Lemeshow
Ch 5MODEL FIT

 

 

 

Mon Feb 23 - Fri Feb 27 --- S t u d y w e e k

Mon
Mar1
Mid-term Exam  

 

 

 
           
Mon
Mar8
Regression: Survival data  

Agenda

 

Cox's regression analysis
           
Mon
Mar15
Regression: Survival data  

Agenda

Wed April 7

answers

           
Mon
Mar22
Regression: Case-control data  

Agenda/
Notes

 

regression models for case-control data
           
Mon
Mar29
NO C L A S S  

 

 

 
           
Mon
Apr5
Applications