Thursday and Friday 20–21 February 2025 (Online)
This 2-day online course provides an extensive introduction to regression modelling approaches. The scope of the course runs from basic principles of regression methods, deciphering the output of statistical analyses, and the practicalities of running these various regression methods.
As part of this course you will be encouraged to think about broader study design issues, including how to deal with confounding, interactions and variable selection. The practical components can be run using SAS, Stata, or R software.
Topics covered
- Linear regression
- Logistic regression
- Poisson regression
- Adjusting for confounders and allowing for interactions
- Principled selection of model variables
Style of course
Taught via Zoom with computer practicals – hands-on course combining taught overview, hints on programming practices, and practical exercises.
Participants need to have a computer for this course with R, SAS or Stata software installed, alongside Zoom.
Who should attend?
This is an intermediate-level statistics course intended for researchers/research students who need to use regression modelling in their work. Participants should have a reasonable understanding of basic statistical methods (e.g. hypothesis testing, confidence intervals) and have reasonable proficiency with their chosen software package (able to import data sets, generate new variables, run basic statistical methods like descriptive statistics and simple hypothesis tests).
Draft timetable
| Time | Session | Presenter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | ||
| 9:00am | Welcome and introductions | James Stanley |
| 9:15am | Foundations and linear regression | James Stanley |
| 10:30am | Morning tea | |
| 11:00am | Linear regression practical | James Stanley |
| 12:30pm | Lunch break | |
| 1:15pm | Logistic regression | James Stanley |
| 3:00pm | Afternoon tea | |
| 3:30pm | Logistic regression practical | James Stanley |
| 4:45pm | Finish | |
| Day 2 | ||
| 9:00am | Recap and queries from yesterday | James Stanley |
| 9:15am | Model selection and Poisson regression | James Stanley |
| 10:30am | Morning break | |
| 10:45am | Poisson regression practical | James Stanley |
| 12:15pm | Lunch break | |
| 1:00pm | General extensions of regression models: Continuous predictors and interactions | James Stanley |
| 2:15pm | Afternoon break | |
| 2:30pm | General extensions practical | James Stanley |
| 3:30pm | Conclusion and evaluation | James Stanley |
| 3:45pm | Finish |
Teaching staff
Dr James Stanley is a Research Associate Professor and consulting biostatistician at the University of Otago, Wellington. He has 15 years experience in using and teaching regression models for applied health research.
Location
This two-day course will be held online via zoom.
Course cost and registration
$450 early bird, $600 after Thursday 19 December 2024.
A 50% discount is available to full-time students, those unwaged and University of Otago staff.
For more information please contact the course convenor
- Contact name
- James Stanley
- james.stanley@otago.ac.nz