We are announcing two courses which are scheduled to take place in mid-May.
Summary information is given below.
For more detailed information and registration forms please contact Kellie
Watkins at the Statistical Services Centre, The University of Reading
(email [log in to unmask]), providing your address and/or fax number.
Please note a special discounted price of £885 is available to individuals
attending both courses.
Multilevel Models in Practice
Dates: 15-16 May
Duration: 2 days
Price: £480
Data with a hierarchical structure occur in many different fields of
research, for example medical, biological, environmental and social
applications. As an illustration, in medical research a clinical trial may
be conducted in numerous centres, which naturally leads to patients grouped
within centres. A further example is a household survey where data
contains information at both household and person levels.
This course is a practical introduction to using multilevel models for data
with a hierarchical structure. An overview of the method will be presented
and time will be given for you to construct multilevel models for different
case studies. There will be an opportunity to fit models for both normal
and non-normal data such as counts and proportions. Interpretation of
these models will be emphasised. Different software packages will also be
discussed.
Generalized Estimating Equations - What, Why and How
Dates: 17-18 May
Duration: 2 days
Price: £480
This course is for you if you would like a practical introduction to
generalized estimating equations (GEEs). It covers a description of the
methodology and its use in the analysis of correlated data; for example,
longitudinal data. Fitting and interpreting models for both normal and
non-normal data (e.g. count, categorical, binomial) will be covered, and
their implementation in different software packages, including SAS and
Genstat, will be reviewed and discussed. The course will contain computer
practical work.
Kellie Watkins
Statistical Services Centre
The University of Reading
Harry Pitt Building
PO Box 240
Whiteknights Road
Reading RG6 6FN
UK
Tel: +44 (0)118 931 8689
Fax: +44 (0)118 975 3169
Tel: +44 (0)118 931 8689
Fax: +44 (0)118 975 3169
Email: [log in to unmask]
See our website on http://www.reading.ac.uk/ssc
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