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               *** Biostat 540   --   Spring Quarter 2016 ***
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***Week 1 ***

  Tue 29 Mar 2016 -- Introduction to longitudinal data
                     (lecture notes pp. 1-22.2) 

  Thu 31 Mar 2016 -- Correlation and Weighting / Intro LMM
                     (lecture notes pp. 22.3-40)


***Week 2 ***

  Tue 05 Apr 2016 -- Linear mixed model / correlation and random effects
                     (lecture notes pp. 41-60)

  Thu 07 Apr 2016 -- Linear mixed model / serial correlation / example
                     (lecture notes pp. 61-95, 111-127)


***Week 3 ***

  Tue 12 Apr 2016 -- Linear mixed model (derived variable) 
                     (lecture notes pp. 127 interpret, 96-109)
                    
  Thu 14 Apr 2016 -- Linear mixed model / theory and SAS
                     (lecture notes pp. 139-178) 


***Week 4 ***

  Tue 19 Apr 2016 -- Mean models / (look at GEE, return later) 
                     (lecture notes pp. 179-181, 182-196)

  Thu 21 Apr 2016 -- Pre/Post analysis
                     (lecture notes pp. 197-224)


***Week 5 ***

  Tue 26 Apr 2016 -- Non-randomized Pre/Post, Mean Models
                     (lecture notes pp. 225-240)
                    
  Thu 28 Apr 2016 -- MIDTERM OUT / Flexible Mean Models
                     (lecture notes pp. 240-281)                      
                    

***Week 6 ***

  Tue 03 May 2016 -- Flexible Mean Models / GEE  
                     (lecture notes pp. 282-313, 314-340)


  Thu 05 May 2016 -- Generalized Estimating Equations
                     (lecture notes pp. 341-355)


***Week 7 ***

  Tue 10 May 2016 -- MIDTERM EXAM DUE / no lecture today
                    

  Thu 12 May 2016 -- GEE / count data / small number of clusters
                    (lecture notes pp. 355-383) 
                    

***Week 8 ***

  Tue 17 May 2016 -- Generalized Linear Mixed Models
                     (lecture notes pp. 384-388, 389--466)
                    
                   
  Thu 19 May 2016 -- Missing Data (L. Zelnick)
                    (lecture notes pp. 389-438)
                    

***Week 9 ***

  Tue 24 May 2016 -- Missing Data Review / GLMMs
                    (lecture notes pp. 439-466)
                    
  Thu 26 May 2016 -- Generalized Linear Mixed Models
                    (lecture notes pp. 467-495)



***Week 10***

  Tue 31 May 2016 -- FINAL OUT / Multilevel Models   
                     (lecture notes pp. 495-502, pp. 503- )

  Thu 02 June 2016 -- Time-dependent Covariates
                     (lecture notes pp. )
                    


FINAL EXAM DUE == 09 June 2016