The course introduces students to the practice and application of regression modeling. Through the use of Stata%AE, students will learn how to fit a regression, estimate, and test regression coefficients. Particular emphasis will be placed on the interpretation of the regression coefficients of continuous and categorical predictors.
Analysis of variance models and their correspondence with regression models will also be covered together with procedures and issues in model selection, including confounding and interaction. Model building, goodness of fit, residual analysis, and appropriate regression diagnostics will be discussed.
Period
04-06-2012 - 09-06-2012 (1 weeks)
Target group
Physicians, clinicians and public health professionals from public and private institutions who are looking for systematic training in the principles of epidemiology and biostatistics, or epidemiology applied to health care planning and evaluation. rnStudents in biostatistics and epidemiology, and researchers both from public and private institutions who wish to increase their familiarity with quantitative methods or to deepen their knowledge of a specific area of interest.
Course aim
This introductory course teaches students how to apply and use linear regression models with continuous and categorical predictors.
Credits
0.0 ECTS credits
Course fee
EUR 1: For Students. Registration before 31 March 2012. After 31 March 2012 1,350.
EUR 1: Registration before 31 March 2012. rnAfter 31 March 2012 1,450.The registration fee includes only the course tuition. Fees depend on whether the applicant is currently a student at an accredited university, or not, number of weeks, and the timing of enrollment.
Course leader
R. Bellocco
Scholarships
A limited number of Scholarships are available. Scholarships cover the cost of tuition, for at most one week. Only registered students may apply. The request to be considered for a scholarship should be communicated no later than March 1, 2012.
Harvard University and Karolinska Institutet
Address: Aging Research Center, Karolinska Institutet Gavlegatan 16, Stockholm, Sweden
Postal code: SE-113 30
City: Castello Brandolini Colomban, Cison di Valmarino - Treviso - ITALY
Country: Italy
Website: http://www.biostatepi.org/
E-mail: bioepiedu@ki.se
Phone: +46 8 690 5368
Applied Linear Regression
