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PUBH5218: Advanced Statistical Modelling
2024 unit information
All models are wrong, but some are useful. Developing a useful statistical model from the available data can be challenging! For example, what should you do if a model assumption is violated, or if data are missing? Your statistical toolkit will be expanded to include modern techniques for tackling challenging issues that often exist in health research data, e.g. missing observations, non-linear effects, confounding and correlation between observations in a dataset. The methods for correlated data are relevant for analysing some epidemiological observational study designs (e.g., matched case-control studies, longitudinal studies with repeated measurements), and clinical trial designs (e.g. cluster RCTs, cross-over RCTs). Techniques to help assess the usefulness of a model will also be covered. This unit of study focuses on the application of statistical methods using the statistical software R. Topics: fractional polynomials for non-linear effects; mixed or random effects and marginal models (e.g. GEE) for correlated data; multiple imputation for missing data; propensity score for confounding; tools to assess model performance and classification.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Public Health
| Code | PUBH5218 |
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| Academic unit | Public Health |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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PUBH5217 |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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CEPI5310 |
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Develop statistical analyses in R and choose appropriate functions and packages
- LO2. Fit and interpret regression models with non-linear effects
- LO3. Appropriately analyse data which have missing values
- LO4. Understand the principles of resampling methods and identify situations where these methods are useful
- LO5. Build prediction models and assess model performance
- LO6. Implement propensity score methods for confounding adjustment
- LO7. Fit and interpret models for correlated data
- LO8. Identify appropriate advanced statistical techniques for a given analysis task
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Semester 1 2024
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney | |
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Semester 1 2024
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Online | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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