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               *** Biostat 540   --   Spring Quarter 2005 ***
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***Week 1 ***

  Tu 29 Mar 2005 -- Introduction to longitudinal data
                    (lecture notes pp. 1--19).

  Th 31 Mar 2005 -- Correlation and Weighting
                    (lecture notes pp. 20--52)


***Week 2 ***

  Tu 05 Apr 2005 -- Linear Mixed Model
                    (lecture notes pp. 53--60, 70--88)

  Th 07 Apr 2005 -- EDA and LMM in Stata
                    (lecture notes pp. 89--120)
                    

***Week 3 ***

  Tu 12 Apr 2005 -- LMM and Serial Correlation / SAS
                    (lecture notes pp. 61--66)
                    
  Th 14 Apr 2005 -- Intro GEE / More on LMM Estimation & Inference
                    (lecture notes pp. 67--69, 127--150 )
                    

***Week 4 ***

  Tu 19 Apr 2005 -- LMM Estimation & Inference / Mean Models
                    (lecture notes pp. 151--170)

  Th 21 Apr 2005 -- Mean Models: Pre/Post Randomized
                    (lecture notes pp. 171--209)
                    

***Week 5 ***

  Tu 26 Apr 2005 -- Mean Models:  Models for Time
                    (lecture notes pp. 210--244)
                    
  Th 28 Apr 2005 -- Mean Models:  Models for Time
                    (lecture notes pp. 244--286)
                    

***Week 6 ***

  Tu 03 May 2005 -- GEE
                    (lecture notes pp. 287--327)

  Th 05 May 2005 -- GEE examples, small N clusters
                    (lecture notes pp. 328--350 )


***Week 7 ***

  Tu 10 May 2005 -- GEE examples, small N clusters                    
                    (lecture notes pp. 351--385)

  Th 12 May 2005 -- Missing Data Issues
                    (lecture notes pp. 386--409)

***Week 8 ***

  Tu 17 May 2005 -- Missing Data Issues
                    (lecture notes pp. 410--423)
                    
  Th 19 May 2005 -- Generalized Linear Mixed Models
                    (lecture notes pp. 424--448)
                    

***Week 9 ***

  Tu 24 May 2005 -- GLMMs / Transition Models
                    (lecture notes pp. 449--465)
                    
  Th 26 May 2005 -- Time-dependent Covariates
                    (lecture notes pp. 466--486)


***Week 10***

  Tu 31 May 2005 -- Time-dependent Covariates
                    (lecture notes pp. 487--511)                    

  Th 02 Jun 2005 -- Multi-Level Models
                    (lecture notes pp. 558--588)