The calendar below lists the tentative course topics. The dates listed are subject to change at the instructor’s discretion.
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Date
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Reading
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Topic
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Notes
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Sept. 06
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Welcome to EPsy 8264
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Unit 01: Mathematical and Computational Foundations
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Sept. 08
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Introduction to Matrix Algebra
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Sept. 13
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Sept. 15
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OLS Regression using Matrices and its Properties
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Sept. 20
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Unit 02: Simulation
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Sept. 22
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Simulating from the Regression Model
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Sept. 27
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Sept. 29
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Unit 03: Regression Diagnostics
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Oct. 04
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Regression Diagnostics
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Oct. 06
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Unit 04: Tools for Dealing with Heteroskedasticity
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Oct. 11
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Variance Stabilizing Transformations
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Oct. 13
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Weighted Least Squares (WLS) and Sandwich Estimation
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Unit 05: Diagnosing Collinearity and Tools for Dealing with It
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Oct. 18
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Diagnosing Collinearity
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Oct. 20
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Oct. 25
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Principal Components Analysis via Spectral Decomposition
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Oct. 27
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Nov. 01
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Principal Components Analysis via Singular Value Decomposition
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Nov. 03
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Biased Estimation: Ridge Regression
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Nov. 08
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NO CLASS—Mental Health Break/Andy at a Conference
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Nov. 10
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Biased Estimation: Ridge Regression [Notes Updated 11-10-2022]
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Unit 06: Model Selection
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Nov. 15
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Model Selection Activity
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Nov. 17
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Model Selection: The ‘Vintage’ Methods
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Nov. 22
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Model Selection: Cross-Validation Methods
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Nov. 29
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Unit 07: Path Analysis
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Dec. 01
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Regression from Summary Measures
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Dec. 06
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Path Analysis
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Dec. 08
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More Path Models
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Dec. 13
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NO CLASS
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