Postgraduate course
in
Linear regression models for continuous and binary data
Edited October 17th 2016
By Morten Frydenberg
morten@biostat.au.dk
Aim
The participants should obtain a basic knowledge of linear and logistic regression methods as applied within health science.

Learning outcomes
The student should be able to:
Apply both linear normal and binary regression methods.
Confidently read and understand the output of a regression analysis
Understand and evaluate the assumptions behind the model.
Work with regression models that include interaction/effect modification.
Communicate the main results of a regression analysis and the assumptions behind these as a part of a paper.

Contents
Estimates, confidence intervals, tests and model validation.
Working with categorical explanatory variables and the significance of the choice of reference group.
Estimation and test for interaction/effect modification.
The use of regression models for prediction.
Things to consider in building the model.
A short introduction other models for the analysis of binary responses.

Format
Six days. The time will be divided equally between lectures and exercise using our laptop.
The statistical package Stata will be used at the exercises. It is required that the participant has a valid access to Stata (version 11 or newer) and that the software is updated.
Participants that are used to work in SAS, R or SPSS, and have a laptop with the software might are welcome.

Requirements
A knowledge of the basic biostatistiscal concepts and methods on a level comparable to the postgraduate course "Basic Biostatistics".

Time schedule November 2016
November 7th 9th 11th and 21th, 23th 25th.
All days 9 - 16 (one hour lunch break 12 to 13).

Teaching material
Copy of slides available from the course homepage.
Copies of Stata syntax and the data sets used in the lectures and the exercise can be found in electronic
form at course homepage.

Recommended additional reading:
Juul S, Frydenberg M. An Introduction to Stata for Health Researchers. 4 ed. College Station, Texas, USA: Stata Press; 2014. 320p
It can be bought via the Gradplan at Metrika.se
Kirkwood BR og Sterne AC. Medical Statistics, 2nd ed., Blackwell Publishing Company 2003

Teachers
Morten Frydenberg (course leader), Associated professor, Ph.D. Section of Biostatistics, Aarhus University
Bo Martin Bibby , Associated professor, Ph.D. Section of Biostatistics, Aarhus University

Homepage: http://www.biostat.au.dk/teaching/postreg