{Tentative - Subject to Revision}
| Week | Topics and Projects | |
| Week 1: | Random Number Generators / Graphing PDFs | |
| Week 2: | Randomization Schedules
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| Week 5: | Sample Size, Power / Simulated Clinical Trials | |
| Week 3: | Simulations, Uses of Random Numbers ... | |
| Week 4: | The SAS Data step | |
| Week 6: | Linear Algebra and Regression | |
| Week 7: | IML: Linear Regression, Nonlinear Functions | |
| Exam 1: | ||
| Week 8: | IML: General Maximum Likelihood Estimation | |
| Week 9: | SAS Macros : Macro variables and basics | |
| Week 10: | Macros: Applications | |
| Week 11: | Semester Break ?? | |
| Week 12: | Macros: SAS/GRAPH and ANNOTATE | |
| Week 13: | PROC NLIN and Splus nls | |
| Week 14: | Numerical Derivatives / Variance Estimation | |
| Week 15: | Numerical Integration / Simulation | |
| Week 16: | Miscell. Topics / Review |
Web address of this page: http://www.biostat.umn.edu/~john-c/syll5421.s2005.html
Most recent update: September 5, 2005.