Linear Regression and Time Series
Statistics 5100, Spring 2009
Instructor: Dr. Stevens

Course Documents / Announcements

• Syllabus
• SAS help sessions will be conducted in the AgSci student computer lab (room 119). See the schedule here. Students should avail themselves of this opportunity to strengthen their SAS skills and to better understand the homework.
• Statistical Bioinformatics Course Announcement
• Homework Template
• Homework 1 (due 23 Jan)
• Homework 2 (due 9 Feb)
• Homework 3 (due 23 Feb)
• Homework 4 (due 2 Mar) --- skeleton solutions
• Group Project (due 3 April) --- data --- Rubric
• Homework 5 (due 15 Apr) --- template code
• Homework 6 (due 24 Apr)

Class Notes and Code

Unit 1: Distribution of Data
• SAS Crash Course (for 7 Jan. class meeting in AgSci 119 lab)
• Notes
• SAS Code: Wingspan (intro)
• SAS Code: Cars
• SAS Code: Concord1 distribution
• SAS Macro Code: shortcut four-plot summary (no need to print this file)

Unit 2: Simple Linear Regression
• Notes
• SAS Code: Linear Regression
• SAS Code: Residual Diagnostics
• SAS Code: Importing Data

Unit 3: Multiple Linear Regression
• Notes
• SAS Code: Concord1 Multiple Regression
• SAS Code: Qualitative Predictors

Unit 4: More Multiple Linear Regression
• Notes
• SAS Code: Multicollinearity and Remedial Measures
• SAS Code: Influential Observations and Outliers
• SAS Code: Robust and Nonlinear Regression

Unit 5: Time Series
• Notes
• SAS Code: Autocorrelation
• SAS Code: Stationarity
• SAS Code: ARIMA and Forecasting
• Case Study (relevant results and code)

Unit 6: Regression with Discrete Response
• Notes
• SAS Code: Logistic Regression
• SAS Code: Polytomous Response
• Case Study (relevant results and code)

Exam-Related Materials

• Fall 2005 Midterm --- Solutions
• Fall 2006 Midterm --- Solutions
• Fall 2007 Midterm --- Solutions
• Fall 2008 Midterm --- Solutions
• Spring 2009 Midterm --- Solutions
• Fall 2006 Final
• Midterm Review --- Final Review
• Spring 2009 Final Preview

Course Datasets

• Acidity --- data --- README --- comma-delimited
• BaP --- data --- README
• Beryllium --- data (comma-delimited) --- README
• Bush and Gas --- data (comma-delimited; see Homework 5 template code for README information)
• Concord1 --- data --- README
• Concord2 --- data --- README
• Dieldrin --- data --- README
• Fresh --- data --- README
• Hald --- data --- README
• Hotel --- data
• Kittiwake --- data --- README
• MLB2005 --- data
• Nile --- data (comma-delimited) --- README
• Red Spruce --- data (comma-delimited) --- README
• Salamander --- data (comma-delimited) --- README
• Savings --- data --- README
• SMSA --- data (comma-delimited)
• Soviet Weapons --- data --- README
• Viscosity --- data --- README