Advanced Topics in Regression
HMS793
Overview
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Level of study: What does Postgraduate mean?
Postgraduate
EFTSL: What does EFTSL mean?
0.125
Delivery Method: What does delivery method mean?
Web Dependent
Prerequisites: What are the prerequisites?
Duration:
13 weeks
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Domestic student fee:
$1,950.00 (AUD)
International student fee:
$2,175.00 (AUD)
Description
This unit of study provides an introduction to more advanced modelling techniques, including nonlinear regression; generalised linear models; binary, ordinal and multinomial logistic regression; loglinear models; multi-level models; and survival analysis.
Enrolment Restriction
In order to enrol in this unit, you must be accepted into one of the following courses:
If you wish to seek approval to enrol in this unit without being accepted in a course, please contact OUA regarding the process.
Prerequisites
Recommended prerequisites
You are recommended to have completed the following unit(s) or have equivalent knowledge before starting this unit:
- HMS770 — Statistical Practice 1
- HMS771 — Statistical Practice 2
- HMS780 — Multivariate Statistics
Special Requirements
- Additional materials
- Other special requirement — Students require access to a recent version of SPSS - Grad Pak at the least.
Assessment
- Assignment 1 (20%)
- Assignment 2 (20%)
- Invigilated Exam (50%)
- Quizzes (10%)
Learning Outcomes
At the completion of this unit students will be able to:
- identify some advanced regression techniques commonly used in social and health research
- understand the assumptions underlying the use of these methods
- apply these techniques in relevant situations using statistical packages (eg. SPSS)
- interpret the results of these analyses
- develop the capacity to carry out and report independent statistical analyses
- develop an awareness of the limitations involved in generalizing the results of such investigations.
Topics
This unit addresses the following topics.
| Number | Topic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Regression methods |
| 2 | Non-linear regression |
| 3 | Loglinear models for investigating relationships in categorical data |
| 4 | Logistic regression for binary, nominal and ordinal data |
| 5 | Introduction to multi-level modeling |
| 6 | Survival analysis |
Study Resources
This unit is delivered using the following methods and materials:
Instructional Methods
- Discussion Forum/Discussion Board
- Online Quizzes/Tests
- Online assignment submission
- Podcasting/Lecture capture
- Standard Media
- Web links
Print based materials
- Welcome Letter
Online materials
- Printable format materials
Relevant Courses
This unit is a core requirement in the following courses:
This unit may be eligible for credit towards other courses:
- Many undergraduate courses on offer through OUA include 'open elective' where any OUA unit can be credited to the course. You need to check the Award Requirements on the course page for the number of allowed open electives and any level limitations.
- In other cases, the content of this unit might be relevant to a course on offer through OUA or elsewhere. In order to receive credit for this unit in the course you will need to supply the provider institution with a copy of the Unit Profile in the approved format, which you can download here. Note that the Unit Profile is set at the start of the year, and if textbooks change this may not match the Unibooks textbook list.
