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STAT 653

Categorical Data Analysis

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelGraduate
Average gradeA
Standard

Overview

Description

Discrete distributions; inference for discrete and categorical responses; contingency tables; Chi-squared tests; generalized linear models; logistic regression, Poisson regression.

Requirements

Prerequisites

STAT 352STAT 467STAT 667
Original catalog text

Prerequisites

STAT 352 or STAT 467 or STAT 667.

Units

Lecture3

Catalog Details

Offering

Offered: Every Fall

Terms

fall

Attributes

Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • perform statistical inference for categorical data organized in contingency tables (including odds ratio, Fisher test, Chi-square test, inference for proportions, multiway contingency tables, Cohran-Mantel-Haenszel test).
  • build, analyze, and interpret generalized linear models for categorical data, including multivariate logistic regression model with linear and nonlinear terms.
  • perform categorical data analysis using professional statistical software and present results in technical reports and to professional audience.