Department of Public Health Sciences
BMTRY711
BMTRY 711 : Analysis of Categorical Data
DESCRIPTION
This course offers a short review of standard chi-square methods, followed by several special-purpose two-dimensional techniques. Other areas covered include log-linear models, analysis of threedimensional and higher tables, model selection strategies, maximum likelihood and weighted least squares methodologies, logit models, diagnostics, GEE, patterned tables, and treatment of zero cells.
TOPICS:
- Sampling distributions
- One-way classification
- Effects of small expected values
- Symmetry, Linear trend models
- Goodness of fit tests
- 2x2 tables with various sampling schemes
- Fisher's exact, mid-P tests. Delta method
- Several 2x2 tables: CMH
- Measures of association
- General IxJ contingency tables
- IxJ tables with various sampling schemes
- Log-linear models: 2 and 3 way
- Log-linear models: 3 and multi-way
- Log-linear models: 3 and multi-way
- Partial and conditional independence
- Selection strategies
- Linear logistic regression models
- Logistic regression models (contd)
- Diagnostics
- Overdispersion
- Logit models (log-linear equivalence)
- Logit models and Poisson regression
- Association models: R,C,R&C, RC,U,O
- Ordinal and nominal square tables
- Multinomial logit models (PO,AC,CL,CR)
PREREQUISITES AND OFFERINGS
BMTRY 700, 701, 706. Typically offered every other spring.

