IDS 702: Data Modeling and Representation
Duke University
Fall 2024
Welcome to the IDS 702 course site!
Course Overview
Meeting times: Tuesdays and Thursdays 3:05-4:20 PM, Gross Hall 330
Instructor
Andrea Lane, PhD
andrea.lane@duke.edu
Gross Hall 223
Office hours: Thurs 4:30-5:30 PM
Teaching Assistants
Revanth Ganga
revanthchowdary.ganga@duke.edu
Office hours: Weds 12-1pm, Gross Hall 230N
Rakeen Rouf
rakeen.rouf@duke.edu
Office hours: Mon 3:30-4:30, Gross Hall 230N
Jiayi Zhou
jiayi.zhou@duke.edu
Office hours: Tues 12-1pm, Gross Hall 230N
Schedule
Individual lecture topics are subject to change. The midterm date will not change.
| Week of | Tuesday content | Thursday content | Assignment due Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 | Study Design | Intro Probability | |
| Sept 2 | Random variables & Distributions |
Sampling Distributions & Central Limit Theorem |
Statistics Reflection 1 |
| Sept 9 | Estimation | Confidence Intervals/Bootstrap | Homework 1 |
| Sept 16 | Inference I | Inference II | Statistics Reflection 2 |
| Sept 23 | Intro to Regression | Multiple Linear Regression | Homework 2 |
| Sept 30 | Categorical Predictors, Interaction terms |
Assessing Assumptions | Statistics Reflection 3 |
| Oct 7 | Influential points & Multicollinearity |
Model Selection | Homework 3 |
| Oct 14 | Fall break - no class | Exam review | |
| Oct 21 | Midterm Exam | Intro to GLMs | |
| Oct 28 | Logistic Regression | Assessing Logistic Models | Statistics Reflection 4 |
| Nov 4 | Election - class optional work day | Multinomial regression | Homework 4 |
| Nov 11 | Ordinal regression | Poisson Regression | Project proposals |
| Nov 18 | Survival Analysis | Missing Data | |
| Nov 25 | Project work day | Homework 5 | |
| Dec 15 5PM Final projects due |