STA 6167 – Section 1F80

Statistical Methods in research ii

Spring 2013

Tu 1, th 1-2 @ Little 121

Instructor: Dr. Larry Winner

Office: 228 Griffin/Floyd

Phone: 273-2995

E-Mail: winner@stat.ufl.edu (not to be used for technical explanations)

Office Hours: TBA (will be posted on class website)

Text: Applied Statistical Methods (on class website, and at Target Copy)

General Topics (Tentative)

· Multiple Linear Regression

· Analysis of Covariance

· General Linear Model

· Factorial Designs (Fixed, Mixed, Random Effects)

· Nested Designs

· Split-Plot Designs

· Repeated Measures Designs

· Logistic Regression

· Poisson Regression

· Nonlinear Regression

· Introduction to Survival Analysis

Grading:

This course will consist of a series of data analysis projects and 3 exams. The projects will count 25% of final grade, and each exam will count 25%.

· Exam 1: Thursday, Feb. 7

· Exam 2: Thursday, March 14

· Exam 3: Thursday, April 18

Projects and datasets will be posted on class website.

SAS and R code will be provided for all methods covered in the course on class website.

R can be downloaded for free from the website:

http://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/base/

SAS licenses (not permanent, but while you are a student) can be purchased for $50 in the basement of the bookstore or by going to (at least, it was the last time I taught this class):

www.software.ufl.edu/sas

Notes:

• Homework problems will be assigned from textbook, but not graded.
• Homework projects will be posted on class website and will be taken up and graded. Projects must be handed in (hard copy), e-mail will not be accepted.
• Exams are 2-hour. You may bring a copy of the t,c²,F table with hand written notes (8.5x11”)
• Homework will count 25% of your course grade, each exam will be 25%
• Grades are not negotiable.
• You may request problems to be worked out in upcoming class via e-mail. I will not give detailed solutions via e-mail.