Course Syllabus

COURSE: STAT 52300

PREREQUISITES: STAT 52800 or Equivalent
SEMESTER: Spring 2023
TIME & ROOM: 3:00 - 4:15pm TR, LD 018
INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Fang Li
OFFICE HOURS Th: 1:30 – 2:20pm, Zoom meeting or In-Person (LD 270F)
MW: 10:30 - 11:20am, Zoom meeting or by appointment
CONTACT: [email protected] or through canvas message

TEXTBOOK: Alan Agresti (2012) Categorical Data Analysis, 3rd Edition

ISBN: 978-0-470-46363-5

SOFTWARE: The computer software used in this class is SAS (Statistical Analysis System).
Most of the SAS codes needed for this class are already given in the textbook.

REQUIRED WORK: Evaluation is based on about 7 homework assignments (30 points each), 1 in-
class test (80 points) and 2 take-home tests (80 points each) requiring computer
work. There will not be a comprehensive final exam. Homework assignments
and the take-home tests should be submitted through Canvas. You may discuss
homework problems with your classmates, but you must write up and
submit solutions independently. As for the take-home tests, you are not
allowed to discuss the problems and must do them independently.
COVID-19 POLICY: Stay home and get tested if you're sick or have symptoms of COVID-19. If your
test is positive, follow isolation instructions. If your test is negative but you
continue to feel unwell and have symptoms, stay home until you're feeling
better to prevent spreading any illness to others.
ATTENDANCE: In-person class attendance is required. You can attend the class through Zoom
only when you must stay home due to Covid or illness and get permission
from your instructor.
EVALUATION: Grades will be assigned using an absolute scale based on attained
percentage score: A ≥ 90% > B ≥ 80% > C ≥ 70% > D ≥ 60% > F,
with “+” and “-” attached for scores falling in the upper and
lower third of the range, respectively.
INCOMPLETES: Grades of Incomplete (I) will be given only in exceptional circumstances. An
incomplete cannot be given to a student who is not passing the course for
whatever reason. Any Incomplete which is not removed within one calendar
year is automatically changed to an F.

WITHDRAWALS: If you should decide to withdraw from this course for any reason whatsoever,
be sure to process all paperwork by the appropriate deadline outlined in the
following table (Details at https://studentcentral.iupui.edu/calendars/official-
calendar.html ). Failure to do so will result in a grade of F. After the 3/4 mark
of the semester, course instructors cannot sign a drop slip. The student must
 see the Associate Chair of the Department of Mathematical Sciences. The
School of Science Dean’s Office will not endorse a withdrawal after the 3/4
mark of the semester for students unless an extremely serious and
documentable excuse is established.
Dates Required Signatures
First Week No signature
After First week Advisor
1/2 mark of Semester Advisor and Instructor
3/4 mark of Semester Associate Chair, LD 270

Course Schedule
Lec Month Date Topics Sections Covered
01 Jan. 10 Categorical Data-Sampling Distributions Ch. 1 Sec. 1.1-1.2
02 Jan. 12-17 Categorical Data-Inference Ch. 1 Sec. 1.3-1.5
03 Jan. 17-19 Two Way Contingency Tables Ch. 2 Sec. 2.1-2.2
04 Jan. 24 Partial Association Ch. 2 Sec. 2.3-2.4
05 Jan. 26 Association and Tests for Independence Ch. 3 Sec. 3.1-3.2
06 Jan. 31 Chi-squared Tests, Ordered classification Ch. 3 Sec. 3.3-3.4
07 Feb. 2 Small-Sample Inference Ch. 3 Sec. 3.5-3.6
08 Feb. 7 Higher Way Contingency Tables Ch. 3 Sec. 3.7
09 Feb. 9 Generalized Linear Models Ch. 4 Sec. 4.1-4.2
10 Feb. 14 Poisson Regression, Inference for GLMs Ch. 4 Sec. 4.3, 4.5
11 Feb. 16 Test #1 Chapters 1-3
12 Feb. 21 Fitting General Linear Models to Data Ch. 4 Sec. 4.6
13 Feb. 23 Logistic Regression Model Ch. 5 Sec. 5.1-5.2
14 Feb. 28 Qualitative Predictors in Logistic Reg. Ch. 5 Sec. 5.3
15 Mar. 2 Multiple Logistic Regression Ch. 5 Sec. 5.4
16 Mar. 7 Mixed Logistic Regression Models Ch. 5 Sec. 5.4
17 Mar. 9 Fitting Logistic Regression Model to Data and Model
Ch. 5,6 Sec. 5.5,
Diagnostics 6.1-6.2
Mar. 13-19 Spring Break
18 Mar. 21 Log-linear Models in Two-way Tables Ch. 9 Sec. 9.1
19 Mar. 23 Log-linear Models in Higher-way Tables Ch. 9 Sec. 9.2-9.3
20 Mar. 28 Inference in Loglinear Models Ch. 9 Sec. 9.4
21 Mar. 30 Test # 2 Due on April 6 Chapters 4-6
22 Apr. 4 Log-linear - Logit Connection Ch. 9 Sec. 9.5
23 Apr. 6 Association Graphs and Collapsibility Ch. 10 Sec. 10.1-10.3
24 Apr. 11 Modeling Ordinal Association Ch. 10 Sec. 10.4
25 Apr. 13 Effects of Sparse Data Ch. 10 Sec. 10.8
26 Apr. 18 Nominal Responses: Baseline-Category Logit Models
Ch. 8 Sec. 8.1
27 Apr. 20 Ordinal Responses: Cumulative Logit Models Ch. 8 Sec. 8.2
28 Apr. 25 Ordinal Responses: Alternative Models Ch. 8 Sec. 8.3
29 Test # 3 Due on May 2 Chapters 9-10
The instructor reserves the right to make any changes to the course she determines academically
advisable. Changes will be announced in class. It is your responsibility to keep up with any
changed policies.
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS: Problems and the due times are uploaded on canvas.
Students needing accommodation because of a disability will need to register with Adaptive
Educational Services (AES) and complete the appropriate forms issued by AES before
accommodation will be provided. The AES office is in Taylor Hall, UC 100. You can also
reach the office by calling 274-3241.

Visit http://aes.iupui.edu/ for more information.

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Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct" concerning academic misconduct or personal
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http://life.iupui.edu/help/. Academic misconduct or dishonesty will result in (at the very least)
receiving a grade of F in the course.

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