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Updated: 19 May 2008 (exercises and reading guide for chapter 10 included).

Examiner and lecturer

Marita Olsson

Course literature

Categorical Data Analysis (second edition, from 2002) by Alan Agresti.

NOTE: You have to order the book yourself. For instance, it is available at bokus.com for 638 SEK.

Schedule

The course starts week 14 and ends in week 22. We will meet (with some exceptions) Tuesdays and Fridays 10.00-11.45.

Link to schedule.

Outline of course conents

Week

Chapter

Contents

14-15

1-3

 Basic concepts and distributions. Estimation and tests related to contingency tables.

16

4

 Generalized Linear Models (GLM)

17-18

5-6

 Logistic regression

19

7

 Logit models for multinomial responses

20

8-9

 Loglinear models

21

10

 Models for matched pairs

22

11

 Brief introduction to GEE

23


Examination



Recommended excercises

Chapter 1

3, 5, 7a b d e, 9, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17a b.

Chapter 2

2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 15, 18abc, 28, 35

Chapter 3

1, 3, 5, 9a, 13ab, 29, 38

Chapter 4

1, 3, 7, 17, 19, 35

Chapter 5

1, 4, 5, 9, 17, 27, 29, 33, 37, 41

Chapter 6

1, 5, 7a-d, 20, 23

Chapter 7

1, 2, 7, 9, 11, 24, 27, 29

Chapter 8-9

8.1, 8.3, 8.10, 8.11, 8.19, 9.14, 9.19, 9.21

Chapter 10

1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 11, 13, 22, 23abcd, 25 39, 40



Useful links
Reading guide.
Website for Categorical Data Analysis (Alan Agresti).
Laura Thompson's web site.


Examination

To pass this course you should pass the written exam and the computer labs.

Old exams

This is a completely new course, so there are no old exams.