Schedule

Introduction to Statistical Modeling

Aug 19
Welcome!
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Aug 21
Intro to statistical modeling
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Intro to legume data; live R code
Complete survey Due 08/21
New Assignment Due 08/27
Aug 23
Intro to statistical modeling
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General LM assumptions

Linear Models - Estimation

Aug 26
What is a linear model anyways?
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General LM basics.
Aug 28
More on linear models (estimation)
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Assignment 1 due 11.59 pm
Estimation
Aug 30
More on linear models (estimation)
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Estimation, interpretation of confidence intervals.

Linear Models - Uncertainty Quantification

Sep 02
Labor day
Sep 04
Uncertainty I
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Estimation uncertainty versus prediction uncertainty
Sep 06
Uncertainty II
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Uncertainty of derived quantities; delta method
New Assignment Due 09/13
Sep 09
Uncertainty III
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Estimation uncertainty versus prediction uncertainty

Linear Models - Inference, Hypothesis Tests

Sep 11
Inference I
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t-tests; CI95%; connection between t-tests & CI95%
Sep 13
Inference II
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t-tests; CI95%; connection between t-tests & CI95%
Assignment 2 due 11.59 pm
Project Proposal due 11.59 pm
Sep 16
Inference III
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Application in R
Kahoot!
Sep 18
Inference IV
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Application in R
Sep 20
Inference V
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Hypothesis tests; ANOVA; R code
Sep 23
Inference VI
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ANOVA

Linear Models - Model Diagnostics

Sep 25
Model diagnostics I
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Graphical versus testing methods
Sep 27
Model diagnostics II
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Applied R example
Sep 30
Bootstrapping
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New Assignment Due 10/10

Linear Models - Model Selection

Oct 02
Model selection I
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F, R^2^, AIC, BIC
Oct 04
Model selection II
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Complete survey
Applied example in R
Oct 07
Model selection III
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Summary of criteria, applied example in R
Oct 09
Model selection IV
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Out of sample prediction accuracy
Oct 11
No class - Fall pause day
Oct 14
Model selection V
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Applied example in R
Oct 14
Model selection VI
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Regularization

Wrap-up to first part of Statistical Modeling

Oct 18
Wrap up, modeling I
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Applied example of a modeling problem (semester project example)
Oct 21
Wrap up, modeling II
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Applied example of a modeling problem (semester project example)
Oct 23
Wrap up (Kahoot)
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New Assignment Due 10/31

Mixed Models

Oct 25
Mixed models I
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Connection between general LM and general LMM, random intercept and slope
Oct 28
Mixed models II
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Maximum likelihood estimation, restricted maximum likelihood estimation
Oct 30
Mixed models III
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Applications in R
Nov 1
Kahoot!

Mixed Models

Nov 4
Generalized linear models I
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Connection between general linear model and generalized linear model
Nov 6
Generalized linear models II
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Nov 8
Generalized linear models III
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Work on project

Nov 11
Documentation
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Nov 13
Work on project
Nov 15
Kahoot!

Applied example I

Nov 18
Applied example I
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Nov 20
Work on projects
Nov 22
Work on projects
Project due 11.59 pm Send to your classmate!

Fall break :)

Nov 25
Fall break
Nov 27
Fall break
Nov 29
Fall break

Last week!

Dec 2
Work on/Discuss projects
Dec 4
Wrap up I
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Dec 6
Wrap up II
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