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. Other courses include 1. 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