This course is offered every other year. This is an introduction to the analysis of life data. Topics covered will include life tables, Kaplan-Meier estimates, proportional hazards, and log rank tests. This course is offered in the Spring. The objective of the course is to present at the elementary level, a unified and reasonably complete exposition of statistical methods used in time series analysis.
Serious consideration is given to both time and frequency domain approaches.
Real data from a number of subject fields will be analyzed as they occur in the exposition. Students will additionally be doing data and other projects utilizing course techniques. This course is offered every two or three years. In this course students will consult with clients in the consulting center. The consulting will be under the supervision of experienced consultants.