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               *** Biostat 540   --   Spring Quarter 2018 ***
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***Week 1 ***

  Tue 27 Mar 2018 -- Introduction to longitudinal data
                     (lecture notes pp. 1-20) 

  Thu 29 Mar 2018 -- Correlation and Weighting
                     (lecture notes pp. 21-42)


***Week 2 ***

  Tue 03 Apr 2018 -- Intro Longitudinal Regression
                     (lecture notes pp. 43--52) 

  Thu 05 Apr 2018 -- Linear Mixed Model / correlation models
                     (lecture notes pp. 52-62; R example)


***Week 3 ***

  Tue 10 Apr 2018 -- Linear Mixed Model -- STATA / R
                     (lecture notes pp. 68-141=STATA) 
                    
  Thu 12 Apr 2018 -- Linear Mixed Model -- methods
                     (lecture notes pp. 142--168)


***Week 4 ***

  Tue 17 Apr 2018 -- LMM Inference / R lme() / Mean Models
                     (lecture notes pp. 169-176; 177-178; 182-183 )

  Thu 19 Apr 2018 -- Response profiles / Pre-post
                     (lecture notes pp. 183-223)


***Week 5 ***

  Tue 24 Apr 2018 -- Observational Pre-post 
                     (lecture notes pp. 224-239 )
                    
  Thu 26 Apr 2018 -- MIDTERM OUT / Models for time
                     (lecture notes pp. 240-283)
                    

***Week 6 ***

  Tue 01  May 2018 -- Generalized Estimating Equations (GEE)
                     (lecture notes pp. 283-1 -- 313, 314-331)

  Thu 03 May 2018 -- Generalized Estimating Equations (GEE)
                     (lecture notes pp. 332-360)
                     


***Week 7 ***

  Tue 08 May 2018 -- MIDTERM EXAM DUE / GEE, count data example, jackknife
                     (lecture notes pp. 360-388)

  Thu 10 May 2018 -- Missing data / drop-out
                     (lecture notes pp. 389 - 425; R example on web page)

                    
***Week 8 ***

  Tue 15 May 2018 -- Missing data / Generalized Linear Mixed Models
                     (lecture notes pp. 426 - 451)
                   
  Thu 17 May 2018 -- Generalized Linear Mixed Models
                     (missing data summary; lecture notes pp. 452-468)
                    

***Week 9 ***

  Tue 22 May 2018 -- GLMMs 
                     (lecture notes pp. 468-498)
                    
  Thu 24 May 2018 -- Transition Models / Multilevel Models
                     (lecture notes pp. 499-502; 503-533)                     


***Week 10***

  Tue 29 May 2018 -- FINAL OUT / Time-dependent covariates 
                     (lecture notes pp. 534-539; 540- )

  Thu 31 May 2018 -- NO CLASS



FINAL EXAM DUE == 07 June 2018