{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 |
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Most recent update: September 6, 2010.