Session 1:  Outline


Housekeeping
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 - times, places (see memo)
 - format, style and emphasis
 - text  (KKMN...bring to class) 
 - notes (linked directly to chapters)  
 - homework (each session)
 - how much work? 2:1 outside-class to in-class ratio  
 - project (teams) 
 - statistical software (sas, sas insight, or other) 
    if other, "match" outputs with those in text example
 - distribution of material: web page (private!)
    


Multivar"iable" or Multivar"iate" Analysis ??
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 - Multivar"iable"= 1 "Y", 2 or more X's
 
 - Multivar"iate" = 2 or more Y's simultaneously 
   (formal meaning: especially in mathematical statistics
     and in some social sciences, such as psychology)
 
   (Biomed. literature: Multivar"iate" = 1 Y, 2 or more X's)
   
   

KKMN Chapters 1 & 4 
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 - Uses of Multivariate Analysis (Medline)
 
 

KKMN Chapter 5: Simple Linear Regression
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 - see my notes on M&M Chapters 2/9 
 - see my notes "Bridge from course 607"
    
 - Meaning of Simple
 - Meaning of Linear
 - Meaning of Regression (not that of Galton)  

 - Examples
 
   - Birthweights at different Altitudes
   - Birthweight by Gestational Age, Canada 1972/86
   - Busselton Norms
   - Why do Old Men have Big Ears?
  
 - Detailed walk through KKMN Chapter 5
 
 

Using SAS INSIGHT
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 - opening INSIGHT 
 - setting up data 
 - analyzing data, saving output etc...