MAR 536: Biological Statistics II
Course Syllabus
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(last updated 2023-02-04)
Course Schedule
This page will contain an outline of the topics, content, and assignments for the semester. Note that this schedule will be updated as the semester progresses.
[3/08 note: change in schedule in week 7 & 8 to accommodate snow day on 2/28]
[3/19 note: change in class format for weeks 9 & 10 (lectures via recordings) to accomodate instructor illness]
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Week |
Date |
Topic |
Prepare |
Slides |
AE |
Lab |
HW |
Exam |
Project |
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Tue, Jan 17 |
Introduction |
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Wed, Jan 18 |
Lab 1 -Intro to R/RStudio |
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Thu, Jan 19 |
Probability review |
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Tue, Jan 24 |
Data exploration, checking |
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Wed, Jan 25 |
Due: Lab 1 |
βοΈ |
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Wed, Jan 25 |
Lab 2 - Visualizing data |
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Thu, Jan 26 |
Linear regression review |
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Thu, Jan 26 |
Due: Project topic |
π |
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Tue, Jan 31 |
Lab 3 - Probability & linear modeling |
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Wed, Feb 01 |
Due: Lab 2 |
βοΈ |
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Wed, Feb 01 |
Linear modeling application |
π₯οΈ |
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Thu, Feb 02 |
Likelihood |
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Tue, Feb 07 |
Generalized Linear Models |
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Wed, Feb 08 |
Due: Lab 3 |
βοΈ |
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Wed, Feb 08 |
Lab 4 - Data wrangling & model summaries |
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Thu, Feb 09 |
GLMs II (logistic regression) |
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Thu, Feb 09 |
Due: Project description |
π |
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Tue, Feb 14 |
Resampling methods, cross-validation |
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Wed, Feb 15 |
Due: Lab 4 |
βοΈ |
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Wed, Feb 15 |
Lab 5 - Simulation |
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Thu, Feb 16 |
Non-linear models, splines |
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Tue, Feb 21 |
No class - Monday schedule |
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Wed, Feb 22 |
Due: Lab 5 |
βοΈ |
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Wed, Feb 22 |
Lab 6 - Iteration |
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Thu, Feb 23 |
GAMs |
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Tue, Feb 28 |
Due: Data Exploration Report |
π |
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Tue, Feb 28 |
Matrix Algebra review |
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Tue, Feb 28 |
Midterm distributed |
β |
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Wed, Mar 01 |
Due: Lab 6 |
βοΈ |
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Wed, Mar 01 |
Lab 7 - Functions |
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Thu, Mar 02 |
Principal Components Analysis |
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SPRING |
BREAK |
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Tue, Mar 14 |
Linear mixed effects model |
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Wed, Mar 15 |
Lab 7 - Functions |
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Thu, Mar 16 |
More mixed effects |
π₯οΈ |
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Thu, Mar 16 |
Due: Midterm |
β |
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Tue, Mar 21 |
Zero-inflated models |
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Wed, Mar 22 |
Due: Lab 7 |
βοΈ |
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Wed, Mar 22 |
UMASS IMS SYMPOSIUM |
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Thu, Mar 23 |
Spatial GLMMs |
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Tue, Mar 28 |
Classification / Linear Discriminant Analysis |
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Wed, Mar 29 |
Lab 8 |
π |
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Thu, Mar 30 |
Trees |
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11 |
Tue, Apr 04 |
Ordination methods |
π |
π₯οΈ |
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Wed, Apr 05 |
Due: Lab 8 |
βοΈ |
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Wed, Apr 05 |
Cluster analysis |
π |
π₯οΈ |
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Thu, Apr 06 |
Student presentations |
π |
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12 |
Tue, Apr 11 |
Student presentations |
π |
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Wed, Apr 12 |
Student presentations |
π |
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Thu, Apr 13 |
Student presentations |
π |
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13 |
Tue, Apr 25 |
Course Review |
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Tue, Apr 25 |
Due: Project Report |
π |