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HSCI 410 · Instructor

Exploratory Data Analysis

Linear and logistic regression, multivariable modelling, interaction, and confounding, in R.

Course documents

Syllabus and lesson plans

HSCI 410 · Word document

Course Syllabus

The full student-facing syllabus: calendar description, goals and objectives, the flipped-classroom format, assessment scheme, grading, the week-by-week schedule, and all course policies.

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Lesson plans & slides

Each week below carries its own ready-to-teach lesson plan (Word) and slide deck (PowerPoint), so you can grab just the session you are teaching, plus separate midterm and final session plans.

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At a glance

Weekly plan

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Week 1

Lesson 1: A Structured Approach to Data Analysis

Milestone 1: Data Source Proposal + Pre-Registered Plan
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Week 2

Lesson 2: Data Cleaning and Descriptive Analyses

Milestone 2: Codebook + Table 1
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Week 3

Lesson 3: Linear Regression

Milestone 3: First Linear Model
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Week 4

Lesson 4: Model Building Strategies

Milestone 4: Model Comparison Memo
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Week 5

Lesson 5: Logistic Regression

Milestone 5: Binary Outcome Model
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Week 6

Lesson 6: Ordinal and Multinomial Models

Milestone 6: Multi-Category Outcome
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Week 7

Midterm examination

Covers Lessons 1–6 · capstone studio
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Week 8

Lesson 7: Count and Rate Data

Milestone 7: Count or Rate Outcome
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Week 9

Lesson 8: Survival Data

Milestone 8: Time-to-Event Analysis
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Week 10

Lesson 9: Introduction to Clustered Data

Milestone 9: Clustering Audit
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Week 11

Lesson 10: Mixed Models for Continuous Data

Milestone 10: Random-Effects Continuous Model
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Week 12

Lesson 11: Mixed Models for Discrete Data

Milestone 11: GLMM
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Week 13

Lesson 12: Repeated Measures Data

Final: FINAL: Reproducible Analytic Paper
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Exam period

Final examination

Covers Lessons 7–12 · final project + peer review due
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How the term runs. Students complete each lesson module and its walkthrough before class. The weekly three-hour session reviews the key ideas, runs an applied exercise, and gives studio time for that week's term-project milestone. The midterm follows the first six lessons; the final follows the second six. The term project is worth 60% of the grade, the midterm 15%, the final 20%, and in-class participation 5%. Each week below links its own Plan (a Word lesson plan with the full facilitator script and answer keys) and Slides (the ready-to-teach PowerPoint). Prefer a single file? The complete guide collects all twelve plans in one document.