The calendar below lists the tentative course topics. The dates listed are subject to change at the instructor’s discretion.
As part of the course, there are several articles, papers and technical reports that you will need to read during the semester. Most of the articles themselves are accessible through the University of Minnesota library website. In order to access the full text of some of the articles, you will need to log in using your University x500 username and password.
You can see the underlying Quarto source code at https://zief0002.github.io/adv-modeling/. You can also download a ZIP folder of the full project directory, including all QMD documents and other files, used to create the Advanced Modeling book.
Schedule of Content for EPSY 8252, including Readings, Notes, Worksheets, and R Script Files
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UNIT 00: WELCOME AND REVIEW
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Jan. 22
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Welcome to Epsy 8252
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Jan. 27
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Regression Review
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UNIT 01: TOOLS FOR REPRODUCIBILITY
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Jan. 29
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Project Organization
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Feb. 03
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Introduction to Quarto
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Feb. 05
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More Quarto
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UNIT 02: MODEL SELECTION AND EVIDENCE
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Feb. 10
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Mathematical Foundations: Probability Density
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Feb. 12
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Mathematical Foundations: Logarithms
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Feb. 17
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Likelihood: A Framework for Evidence
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Feb. 19
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Optional
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Likelihood: A Framework for Estimation
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UNIT 03: DEALING WITH NONLINEARITY
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Feb. 24
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Polynomial Effects
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Feb. 26
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UNIT 02 (REVISITED): MODEL SELECTION AND EVIDENCE
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Mar. 03
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Information Criteria and Model Selection
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UNIT 03 (REVISITED): DEALING WITH NONLINEARITY
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Mar. 05
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Log-Transforming the Predictor
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Mar. 12–14
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🎉🍹 SPRING BREAK — NO CLASS 🛌
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Mar. 17
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Log-Transforming the Predictor
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Mar. 19
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Mar. 24
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Log-Transforming the Outcome
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Mar. 26
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Mar. 31
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Rule of the Bulge
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UNIT 04: MODELING DICHOTOMOUS OUTCOMES
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Optional
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Linear Probability Model
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Apr. 02
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Logistic Regression Model
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Apr. 07
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More Logistic Regression
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Apr. 09
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UNIT 05: LINEAR MIXED-EFFECTS REGRESSION MODELS
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Apr. 14
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Introduction to Linear Mixed-Effects Regression Models
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Apr. 16
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Apr. 21
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LMER: Average Change Over Time
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Apr. 23
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Apr. 28
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LMER: Other Random-Effects and Covariates
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Apr. 30
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Optional
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LMER: Alternative Representations & Assumptions
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May 05
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Q&A and Future Coursework
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