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               *** Biostat 540   --   Spring Quarter 2008 ***
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***Week 1 ***

  Tu 01 Apr 2007 -- Introduction to longitudinal data
                    (lecture notes pp. 1--19)

  Th 03 Apr 2008 -- Example: CF Data / Correlation and Weighting / LMM
                    (lecture notes pp. 20--34)


***Week 2 ***

  Tu 08 Apr 2008 -- NO LECTURE TODAY
                    
                    

  Th 10 Apr 2008 -- Weighting / Linear Mixed Model Intro 
                    (lecture notes pp. 32--54)
                    

***Week 3 ***

  Tu 15 Apr 2008 -- Linear Mixed Model and STATA
                    (lecture notes pp. 54--84)
                    
                    
  Th 17 Apr 2008 -- LMM with STATA and stat methods 
                    (lecture notes pp. 84--137)

***Week 4 ***

  Tu 22 Apr 2008 -- LMM methods / LMM and SAS
                    (lecture notes pp. 138--150; 174-177)
                    

  Th 24 Apr 2008 -- CLASS LOCATION CHANGE:  held in Genome S060
                    (lecture notes pp. 154-169; 131-137)              
                    

***Week 5 ***

  Tu 29 Apr 2008 -- Exercise discussion / Models for Pre-Post data
                    (lecture notes pp. 182--192)
                    
                    
  Th 01 May 2008 -- MIDTERM OUT  / Mean Models
                   (exercise discussion; lecture notes pp. 193--204)
                    
                    

***Week 6 ***

  Tu 06 May 2008 -- Pre-Post Data / Models for Time
                    (lecture notes pp. 204--229)
                    

  Th 08 May 2008 -- Models for Time / GEE
                    (lecture notes pp. 230--288)
                    


***Week 7 ***

  Tu 13 May 2008 -- MIDTERM EXAM DUE / Generalized Estimating Eqns
                    (lecture notes pp. 289--338)

                    

  Th 15 May 2008 -- Generalized Estimating Equations
                    (lecture notes pp. 339--380)
                    

***Week 8 ***

  Tu 20 May 2008 -- Missing Data
                    (lecture notes pp. 381--412)
                   
                    
  Th 22 May 2008 -- Missing Data  / Generalized Linear Mixed Models
                    (lecture notes pp. 413--438)                    
                    

***Week 9 ***

  Tu 27 May 2008 -- Generalized Linear Mixed Models (GLMMs)
                    (lecture notes pp. 439--455)
                    
                    
  Th 29 May 2008 -- GLMMs / MultiLevel Models
                    (lecture notes pp. 456 -- )



***Week 10***

  Tu 03 June 2008 -- FINAL OUT 

                    

  Th 05 June 2008 -- 
                    
                    



FINAL EXAM DUE == 13 June 2008
                  (grades are due on 16 June 2008)