STA 310: Generalized Linear Models

Dr. Maria Tackett

This page contains an outline of the topics, content, and assignments for the semester. Note that this schedule will be updated as the semester progresses, with all changes documented here.

week dow date topic prepare lectures ae hw quiz project notes
1 W Jan 10 Welcome
Th Jan 11 No lab: Labs start 1/18
2 M Jan 15 No lecture: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
W Jan 17 Review: Multiple linear regression
Th Jan 18 Lab 01: Welcome + HW 01
3 M Jan 22 Inference review + Using likelihoods
W Jan 24 Comparing models using likelihoods HW 01 due

Poisson regression
Th Jan 25 Lab: Start Project 01
4 M Jan 29 Poisson: Goodness of fit + overdispersion
W Jan 31 Poisson: offset + ZIP models
Th Feb 1 Lab: Project 01 Article Evaluation Quiz 01 due at 12pm
5 M Feb 5 Unifying framework for GLMs

Logistic regression
W Feb 7 Logistic: Binomial responses + overdispersion HW 02 due
Th Feb 8 Lab: Project 01 Write up + Presentation
6 M Feb 12 Proportional odds + Probit regression
W Feb 14 Project 01 presentations
Th Feb 15 Lab: Project 01 Write up Project 01 write up + GitHub repo due at 9pm
7 M Feb 19 Correlated data
W Feb 21 Introduction to multilevel models
Th Feb 22 Lab: HW 03 Quiz 02 due at 12pm
8 M Feb 26 Variance components + model fitting
W Feb 28 Estimation for multilevel models HW 03 due
Th Feb 29 Lab: Start Project 02
9 M Mar 4 Modeling longitudinal data
W Mar 6 Modeling longitudinal data: Inference
Th Mar 7 Lab: Project 02 Analysis plan Quiz 03 due at 12pm
10 M Mar 11 No lecture: Spring break!
W Mar 13 No lecture: Spring break!
Th Mar 14 No lab: Spring break!
11 M Mar 18 Covariance structure of observations
W Mar 20 Longitudinal modeling in practice HW 04 due
Th Mar 21 Lab: Project 02
12 M Mar 25 Modeling data with 3+ levels
W Mar 27 Modeling data with 3+ levels
Th Mar 28 Lab: Project 02 Quiz 04 due at 12pm
13 M Apr 1 Multilevel GLMs
W Apr 3 Project 02 presentations
Th Apr 4 Lab: Project 02 write up
14 M Apr 8 No lecture: Work on final project
W Apr 10 Multilevel GLMs: Crossed random effects HW 05 due
Th Apr 11 Lab: Work on final project
15 M Apr 15 Multilevel multinomial logistic
W Apr 17 Wrap Up: Modeling Yelp Reviews
Th Apr 18 Lab: Work on final project Quiz 05 due at 12pm
16 M Apr 22 Final project meetings
W Apr 24 Final project meetings Quiz 06 due at 12pm, HW 06 due
Th Apr 24 Final Project: Round 1 Submission due (optional)
Exam period Th May 2 Final Project: Final submission due