| Lecturer | Teaching Assistant | |
|---|---|---|
| Name: | Douglas Bates | Xu Xu |
| Office: | 1245C MSC, 263-8531 | B248 MSC, 263-7329 |
| Office hours: | 10:00 - 12:00 Tue. & Thur. | 13:00 - 14:00 Tue. & Thur. |
| e-mail: | bates@stat.wisc.edu | xuxu@stat.wisc.edu |
Develop skills for data analysis of designed experiments and observational studies. Emphasis will be on mixed-effects models. The approach combines a grounding in theory with application to many practical settings.
This course has a large homework load, with heavy use of computers. Students are expected to remain current on reading.
25% on homework, 25% on each of two midterm exams and 25% on a final project.
Stat 849 or consent of instructor. Students are expected to be familiar with standard distributions (normal, t, chi-square, F) and to have a working knowledge of R.