MAR 536: Biological Statistics II
Course Syllabus
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(last updated 2025-02-08)
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.
[notes on changes to schedule will appear below but noted here as well]
[2025-01-25: probability review lecture moved to Thu Jan 30, subsequent changes to lecture schedule to come]
[2025-02-08: reorganization of sequence of material Feb 13 through Mar 5]
[2025-02-08: asynchronous class Feb 27, in-class project updates moved to Mar 4]
[2025-02-25: data exploration report deadline moved to Mar 4]
[2025-03-27: project update moved to Apr 3, Apr 1 more sdmTMB]
[2025-04-29: review session moved to May 1]
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Week |
Date |
Topic |
Prepare |
Slides |
AE |
Lab |
HW |
Exam |
Project |
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Tue, Jan 21 |
Introduction |
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Wed, Jan 22 |
Lab 1 -Intro to R/RStudio |
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Thu, Jan 23 |
Statistical rethinking, Lab 1 part II |
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Tue, Jan 28 |
Data exploration, checking |
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Tue, Jan 28 |
Due: Lab 1 |
βοΈ |
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Wed, Jan 29 |
Lab 2 - Visualizing data |
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Thu, Jan 30 |
Probability review |
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Thu, Jan 30 |
Due: Project topic |
π |
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Tue, Feb 04 |
Linear regression review |
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Tue, Feb 04 |
Due: Lab 2 |
βοΈ |
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Wed, Feb 05 |
Lab 3 - Probability & linear modeling |
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Thu, Feb 06 |
Likelihood |
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Tue, Feb 11 |
Generalized Linear Models |
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Tue, Feb 11 |
Due: Lab 3 |
βοΈ |
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Wed. Feb 12 |
Lab 4 - Data wrangling & model summaries |
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Thu, Feb 13 |
GLMs II (logistic regression) |
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Thu, Feb 13 |
Due: Project description |
π |
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Tue, Feb 18 |
Due: Lab 4 |
βοΈ |
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Wed, Feb 19 |
Resampling methods, cross-validation |
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Thu, Feb 20 |
Lab 5 - Simulation |
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Tue, Feb 25 |
Due: Lab 5 |
βοΈ |
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Tue, Feb 25 |
Non-linear models, splines |
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Wed, Feb 26 |
Lab 6 - Iteration |
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Thu, Feb 27 |
GAMs |
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Tue, Mar 04 |
Project Updates |
π |
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Tue, Mar 04 |
Due: Data Exploration Report |
π |
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Tue, Mar 04 |
Midterm distributed |
β |
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Tue, Mar 04 |
Due: Lab 6 |
βοΈ |
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Wed, Mar 05 |
Matrix Algebra review |
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Thu, Mar 06 |
Principal Components Analysis |
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SPRING |
BREAK |
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Tue, Mar 18 |
Linear mixed effects model |
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Wed, Mar 19 |
Lab 7 - Functions |
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Thu, Mar 20 |
More mixed effects |
π₯οΈ |
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Thu, Mar 20 |
Due: Midterm |
β |
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Tue, Mar 25 |
Zero-inflated models |
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Wed, Mar 26 |
UMASS IMS SYMPOSIUM |
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Thu, Mar 27 |
Spatial GLMMs |
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Tue, Apr 01 |
Spatial GLMMs episode II |
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Tue, Apr 01 |
Due: Lab 7 |
βοΈ |
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Wed, Apr 02 |
Lab 8 - Spatial data |
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Thu, Apr 03 |
Project updates |
π |
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Tue, Apr 08 |
Classification / Linear Discriminant Analysis |
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Tue, Apr 08 |
Due: Lab 8 |
βοΈ |
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Wed, Apr 09 |
Lab - project consult / Lab 9 Reporting & Quarto |
π |
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Thu, Apr 10 |
Trees |
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12 |
Tue, Apr 15 |
ensemble methods / GAMs again |
π |
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Wed, Apr 16 |
Lab - project consult |
π |
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Thu, Apr 17 |
Cluster analysis |
π |
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13 |
Tue, Apr 22 |
Student presentations |
π |
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Thu, Apr 24 |
Student presentations |
π |
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14 |
Tue, Apr 29 |
Student presentations |
π |
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Thu, May 01 |
Course Review |
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Fri, May 02 |
Due: Project Report |
π |