Biostats Course VHM 802 at AVC - Winter Semester 2012

Welcome to the homepage of the biostats course VHM 802 at AVC, last updated 23/4 2012.

In 2012, the course will again be run in part jointly with VHM 812 (Epidemiology II). Students may take VHM 802 separately (3 credits) or in combination with VHM 812 (taken simultaneously or in a previous year, 2 credits).

Course work and exam

• home assignments (40%; practical info):
  1. Multiple linear regression: Additional exercise 2.8, due 23/1 (only for students not combining VHM 802 with VHM 812)
  2. Multiple logistic regression: Additional exercise 4.4, due 2/2 (only for students not combining VHM 802 with VHM 812)
  3. Analysis of variance I: Additional exercise 7.7, due 13/2
  4. Analysis of variance II: GO: Problem 13.8, due 23/2
  5. Random effects models: Additional exercise 10.5, due 12/3
  6. Repeated measures models: Additional exercise 10.8, due 26/3
• project (30%): outline due: March 5; seminars on April 5; report due: April 5
• exam (30%, open-book): April 19, 9am-12pm, AVC Learning Commons 278N. Solution

Schedule
(LJ=joint lecture with VHM 812; LS=separate lecture for VHM 802; P=practical, separate for VHM 802)

Session	Date	Hours	Room	Topics	Course book
1-5 LJ	9-13/1	all day	LC	Multiple linear and logistic regression	VER:14-16
5-P	Mon 16/1	13-16	CL	Regression analysis using Minitab	add2:1,7; add4:1,3 (add2:4,6,10)
6-LS	Thu 19/1	8:30-10:30	LC	ANOVA, contrasts, multiple comparisons	GO:3-5 (GO:1,2,6)
6-P	Mon 23/1	13-16	CL		GO:3.2,3.5,4.2,4.3,5.1; add6:1
7-LS	Thu 26/1	8:30-10:30	LC	Multifactorial designs	GO:8 + 9.1-2 + 10.1-2
7-P	Mon 30/1	13-16	CL2		add7:1,3,4; GO:8.3 (exam2007:2; GO:8.7)
8-LS	Thu 2/2	8:30-10:30	LC	Experimental design; Block designs: Latin square, BIBD	GO:1,13,14; (DV:2; UPEI link only)
8-P	Mon 13/2	13-16	CL2		add7:2; GO: Ex 13.5,14.4; Pb 13.4; add7:6 (add7:5)
9-LS	Thu 23/2	8:30-10:30	LC	Cross-over designs; Random effects models	GO:11 + 16.7 + notes
9-P	Mon 27/2	13-16	CL		add ch9: 1, 2, add ch10: 1, 2, 3, 4
10-LS	Thu 1/3	8:30-10:30	LC	Random effects models; Split-plot designs	GO:12 + 16.1-5 + notes
10-P	Mon 5/3	13-16	CL2		add ch10:3; GO 16.2, 16.4 (add ch10:4)
11-LS	Thu 8/3	8:30-10:30	LC	Repeated measures models	GO:16.6 + notes
13 LJ	12-13/3	TBA	LC	Clustered data - linear and logistic models	VER:20 + 21.1-3 + 22.1-4 + 23.5
11-P	Mon 19/3	13-16	CL2		add ch10: 7, 9, 10; exam2006:2 (add ch10: 6)
12-LS	Thu 22/3	8:30-10:30	LC	Sample size and Power	GO:7 + 10.3 + notes
12-P	Mon 26/3	13-16	CL2		GO: Ex 7.5; add ch12:1-4
14-P	Mon 2/4	13-16	CL		exam2002: 2; exam2004: 1, 2 (exam2003: 1, 3)
14-LS	Thu 5/4	8:30-10:30	LC	Project presentations
15-LS	Thu 12/4	8:30-10:30	LC	Course wrap-up and Evaluation
15-P	Fri 13/4	13-15	CL		exam2006: 1, 3; exam2008: 2, 3 (exam2011)

LC = AVC Learning Commons 278N; CL = Computer Lab (room 225N); CL2 = Large Computer Lab (room 218S)
Note: exercises in italics should be prepared before the lab session

Other information

• Practical info (course aim and organization etc.)
• Student list
• Exercises and Datasets page
• Course syllabus and Notes about exam
• Course evaluation (questionnaire)
• Minitab/Stata files from lectures and labs
• Supplementary Minitab and Stata files
• Minitab macro library
• Assorted media links
• Course textbook:
  Gary Oehlert (GO), A First Course in Design and Analysis of Experiments, 2000. W.H. Freeman, ISBN 716735105 (Out of print, but available for free download at the web-address).
• Additional (required) course material:
  Chapters 14-16 of: Dohoo IR, Martin SW, Stryhn H, Veterinary Epidemiologic Research (VER), 2nd ed, 2009. VER-Inc, Charlottetown, Canada.
• Supplementary course textbook:
  Dean A & Voss D (DV), Design and Analysis of Experiments, 1999, Springer; available as e-book at UPEI library
• Course announcement (e-mail 25/11-2011)
• Link to course homepage for Winter Semester 2002
• Link to course homepage for Winter Semester 2003
• Link to course homepage for Winter Semester 2004
• Link to course homepage for Winter Semester 2006
• Link to course homepage for Winter Semester 2007
• Link to course homepage for Winter Semester 2008
• Link to course homepage for Winter Semester 2011

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