Behavioural data analysis using maximum likelihood in R (BDML01)

https://www.psstatistics.com/course/behavioural-data-analysis-using-maximum-
likelihood-bdml01/

19th March 2018 - 23rd March 2018

SCENE, Loch Lomond, Rowardennan, , Glasgow, Scotland, G63 0AW, United 
Kingdom 

Course Overview:
This 5-day course will involve a combination of lectures and practical 
sessions. Students will learn to build and fit custom models for analysing 
behavioural data using maximum likelihood techniques in R. This flexible 
approach allows a researcher to a) use a statistical model that directly 
represents their hypothesis, in cases where standard models are not 
appropriate and b) better understand how standard statistical models (e.g. 
GLMs) are fitted, many of which are fitted by maximum likelihood. Students 
will learn how to deal with binary, count and continuous data, including 
time-to-event data which is commonly encountered in behavioural analysis.
After successfully completing this course students should be able to:
1) fit a multi-parameter maximum likelihood model in R
2) derive likelihood functions for binary, count and continuous data
3) deal with time-to-event data
4) build custom models to test specific behavioural hypotheses
5) conduct hypothesis tests and construct confidence intervals
6) use Akaike’s information criterion (AIC) and model averaging
7) understand how maximum likelihood relates to Bayesian techniques

Monday 19th
Module 1: The process of statistical inference and the role of statistical 
models. Why learn likelihood techniques? Course outline
Module 2: Maximum likelihood estimation: single parameter models for binary 
data

Tuesday 20th
Module 3: Models with several parameters for binary data, optimization 
algorithms
Module 4: Testing hypotheses and constructing confidence intervals

Wednesday 21st
Module 5: Modelling count data and the Poisson distribution
Module 6: Modelling continuous data, the normal distribution and the 
relationship of maximum likelihood to least squares

Thursday 22nd
Module 7: Modelling time to event data and the exponential distribution
Module 8: Akaike’s information criterion (AIC) and model averaging

Friday 12th
Module 9: A brief introduction to Bayesian analysis, the practical 
advantages, and its relationship to maximum likelihood
Afternoon: Trouble shooting and final summary

Please send enquiries to oliverhoo...@psstatistics.com or visit 
www.psstatistcs.com for more details.

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