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STA 5503: Categorical Data Methods (3) Prereq: STA 3024,
3032, 4210, 4322, 6127, or 6167. Intended for graduate students
not majoring in statistics. Description and inference using
proportions and odds ratios, multi-way contingency tables, logistic
regression and other generalized linear models, and loglinear
models applications.
STA 5701: Applied Multivariate Methods (3) Prereq: STA 3024,
6127, 6167, or 4211. Intended for graduate students not majoring
in statistics. Review of matrix theory, univariate normal, t, chisquared
and F distributions, and multivariate normal distributions.
Inference about multivariate means, Hotelling's T2 multivariate
analysis of variance, multivariate regression, and multivariate
repeated measures. Inference about covariance structure, principal
components, factor analysis, and canonical correlation. Multivariate
classification techniques, discriminant and cluster analysis. Additional
topics at the discretion of the instructor, time permitting.
STA 5715: Applied Survival Analysis (3) Prereq: STA 6127 or
6167. Survival analysis data methods, including Kaplan-Meier and
Nelson estimators of survival, accelerated failure, proportional
hazards models, and frailty and recurrent-event models.
STA 6092: Applied Statistical Practice (3) Prereq: STA 6207,
6208. Communication, management, and the organizational,
computational, and statistical thinking skills needed for consulting in
statistics. Integrating graphic and numeric computing tools,
research design concepts, data summary, and statistical inference
methods.
STA 6166: Statistical Methods in Research I (3) Prereq: STA
2023 or equivalent. Statistical methods based on t, F, and Chi2 tests. Analysis of variance for basic experimental designs. Factorial
experiments. Regression analysis and analysis of covariance.
STA 7249: Generalized Linear Models (3) Prereq: STA 6207,
6208, 6327, 6246. Fitting of generalized linear models, diagnostics,
asymptotic theory, overdispersion, estimating equations, mixed
models, generalized additive models, smoothing.
STA 7346: Statistical Inference (3) Prereq: STA 6327. Decision
rules and risk functions. Sufficiency, Minimax, and Bayes rules for
estimating location and scale parameters.
Epidemiology
The epidemiology doctoral program requires a minimum of 90
semester credits beyond the bachelor’s degree. The requirements
include a minimum of 12 credits in epidemiology foundation course
work, which in most cases will be satisfied by a student’s master’s
degree. It is anticipated that most students may have directly
related master’s degrees (i.e. Master of Science in epidemiology or
Master of Public Health with a concentration in epidemiology or
biostatistics). Regardless of master’s degree, all students will need
to demonstrate that they have successfully completed the 11 credits
of foundation courses in order to take more advanced epidemiology