MULTI-LEVEL MODELS JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH 2005 SUMMER INSTITUTE IN EPIDEMIOLOGY AND BIOSTATISTICS ONE-WEEK SHORT COURSE |
Instructors: Francesca Dominici and MichaelGRISWOLD |
LECTURES: W4030 M-Tu-W-Th-Fr 10:30 am - 12:00 pm |
Lecture Notes |
0. Course Information | [ppt] | [pdf] (2 slides / pg) | [pdf] (6 slides / pg) | ||
1. Statistical Background on Multi-level Models | [ppt] | [pdf] (2 slides / pg) | [pdf] (6 slides / pg) | ||
2. Bayesian Hierarchical Models | [ppt] | [pdf] (2 slides / pg) | [pdf] (6 slides / pg) | QUIZ [pdf] | |
3. An Example of a Two-Stage Model: NMMAPS Study | [ppt] | [pdf] (2 slides / pg) | [pdf] (6 slides / pg) | QUIZ [pdf] | |
4. Applications of Multi-level Models to Profiling of Health Care Providers | [ppt] | [pdf] (2 slides / pg) | [pdf] (6 slides / pg) | QUIZ [pdf] | |
5. Applications of Multi-level Models to Spatial Epidemiology | [ppt] | [pdf] (1 slides / pg) | [pdf] (6 slides / pg) | QUIZ [pdf] |
Homework |
Homework [.doc] |
Useful Links |
Link to Winbugs web site [click here] [Winbugs Movie] | ||
[url=]Longitudinal Data Analysis course [/url][click here] | ||
Bayesian Methods course [click here] | ||
Multilevel Statistical Models in Public Health course, by Professor Thomas Louis [click here] | ||
GUIDE TO WEB-BASED RESOURCES FOR MULTILEVEL MODELING AND ANALYSIS [click here] | ||
Centre for Multilevel Modelling [click here] | ||
UCLA Stat Computing Portal: [click here] | ||
University of York site on WinBUGS [click here] | ||
Getting Started Session 1 by Gillian Raab [click here] | ||
Getting Started Session 2 by Gillian Raab [click here] | ||
Getting Started Session 3 by Gillian Raab [click here] | ||
Judith Singer's webpage: [click here] | ||
Google: [click here] |
Reading List |
References [pdf] | |
Neighborhoods and Violent Crime: A Multilevel Study of Collective Efficacy, Sampson et al Science (1997), 277[pdf] | |
Effect of Neighborhood Social Participation on Individual Use of Hormone Replacement Therapy and Antihypertensive Medication: A Multilevel Analysis,O'Campo P. American Journal of Epidemiology (2003), 157, 9-13 [pdf] | |
Statistical Methods for Profiling Providers of Medical Care: Issues and Applications. Normand S.L. et al Journal of American Statistical Association (1997), 92, 803-814 [pdf] | |
The Unreliability of Individual Physician "Report Cards" for Assessing the Costs and Quality of Care of a Chronic Disease. Hofer, T.P. et al JAMA 1999, 281,2098-2105 [pdf] | |
National Maps of the Effects of PM on Mortality: Exploring Geographical Variation. Dominici et al Environmental Health Perspectives 2003, 111, 1, 39-43 [pdf] | |
Using SAS PROC MIXED to Fit Multilevel Models, Hierarchical Models and Individual Growth Models J. of Educational and Behavioral Statistics 1998, 24, 4, 323-335 [pdf] |