intro - COURSE OVERVIEW CHL 5407H Categorical Data Analysis...

COURSE OVERVIEW
CHL 5407H: Categorical Data Analysis for Epidemiologic Studies
Time: Tuesday, 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Place: Fitzgerald Building, 150 College Street, Room 139
Course Assessment Percentage of Final Grade
Assignment 10%
Midterm Exam 25%
Data Analysis Project 25%
Final Exam 40%
Total 100%
Students handing in assignments after the specified due date will be penalized by subtraction of
0.50% off their final course grade for each day they are late.
Letter grades for the course will be assigned based on the scheme used by the School of Graduate
Studies (http://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/SGSCalendar/2001-2002/genreg8.asp).
Students are encouraged to work in groups of up to 3 or 4 students to complete the data analysis
project. Only one project should be submitted by each group. Students may work independently if
they prefer to do so.
Course Material
The two textbooks for this course are
Agresti A. An Introduction to Categorical Data Analysis. New York: John Wiley and Sons, 1996.