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MA642: Advanced Regression Analysis (Spring 2020)

May 29, 2020
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Calendar Description

Regression analysis including estimation, hypothesis testing, analysis of variance, variable selection techniques; regression diagnostics; generalized linear regression; nonlinear regression; nonparametric regression.

Prerequisites

MA122,ST260 or (ST259 and one of MA230,ST231)

Exclusions

MA242, EC245, EC295, EC35

Instructor

Professor Victor Xie,
Office: LH3069 (Lazaridis Hall)
Office Hours: 11:30 AM- 12:30 PM on Tuesdays and Thursdays (By appointement)
E: sxie@wlu.ca

Lab Coordinator

Sukhjit Sehra

E-mail: ssehra@wlu.ca

Lectures

Tuesday and Thursday 10:00 a.m. - 11:20 p.m Remote, live delivery.

Textbook

Norman R. Draper and Harry Smith. Applied Regression Analysis, 3rd Edition. (Ebook).

MyLearningSpace

Materials related to this course and the full course outline will be posted on the MA642 MyLearningSpace website. You are responsible for checking here on a regular basis for important announcements.

Evaluation

A final mark out of 100 will be calculated as follows:

  • Assignments (2 x 5%): 10%
  •  Group Project Due august 4 2020: 20%
  • Midterm Exam (June 25, 2020): 20%
  • Labs: 15%
  • Final Exam (exact date, time and location to be announced): 35%

The final mark will be reported as a letter grade in accordance with the conversion table of the current undergraduate calendar.

This document is a summary of the course outline for MA642 and is provided for the convenience of students.