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PROGRAM IN ADVANCED STATISTICAL STUDIES

Statistics for Social Sciences

Program Registration Fee: $495, plus individual course enrollment fees.

About this Program: This program is aimed at researchers in sociology, psychology, and other professions that study human behavior. Topics covered include classical multivariate statistical techniques, as well as more advanced modeling methods with specific applicability to social science research.

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Prerequisite: You must have taken the equivalent of statistics.com's courses Introduction to Statistics 1, 2, and 3.

Estimated Core Course Tuition: $1476
Estimated Electives Course Tuition: $2590
Program Registration Fee: $495
Estimated Total Cost: $4561

The individual courses are payable as you register for each course or may be prepaid. Tuition and fees do not include the purchase of required course texts.


Core Courses (All required)

Multivariate Statistics
This course covers key multivariate procedures such as classification, clustering, principal components and factor analysis.
Tuition: $369
Next dates available:
- February 19, 2010
- July 16, 2010

Sample Size and Power Determination
This course shows you how to make power and sample size determination for experiments, surveys and long-term trials.
Tuition: $369
Next dates available:
- November 27, 2009
- May 14, 2010

Regression Analysis
In this course you will learn how multiple linear regression models are derived, use software to implement them, learn what assumptions underlie the models, learn how to test whether your data meet those assumptions and what can be done when those assumptions are not met, and develop strategies for building and understanding useful models.
Tuition: $369
Next dates available:
- April 23, 2010
- October 08, 2010

Categorical Data Analysis 1
This course will cover the analysis of contingency table data (tabular data in which the cell entries represent counts of subjects or items falling into certain categories). Topics include tests for independence (comparing proportions as well as chi-square), exact methods, and treatment of ordered data. Both 2-way and 3-way tables are covered.
Tuition: $369
Next dates available:
- April 09, 2010
- October 01, 2010

Elective Courses (7 required)

Rasch Applications in Clinical Assessment, Survey Research, and Educational Measurement
This course covers the practical aspects of construct conceptualization, theory development, and instrument or item bank design, pilot testing, and calibration, relative to the different demands of four primary reasons for measuring (screening, diagnosis, research, accountability).
Tuition: $399
Next dates available:
- September 17, 2010

Advanced Logistic Regression
After taking this course, participants will be able to specify, implement and interpret the output of a variety of advanced logistic regression models not covered in the first course, "Logistic Regression."
Tuition: $369
Next dates available:
- To be Announced.

Introductory Bayesian Modeling via MCMC Techniques
This course covers the application of Markov Chain Monte Carlo techniques (MCMC) to Bayesian statistical modeling using WINBUGS software.
Tuition: $369
Next dates available:
- September 10, 2010
- March 12, 2010

Practical Rasch Measurement - Further Topics
Continues the exploration of Rasch theory and its application in the Winsteps software, begun in "Practical Rasch Measurement-Core Topics." The visual step-by-step tutorial propels you along the road to success. The Course introduces exciting new topics and delves into earlier topics more deeply.
Tuition: $399
Next dates available:
- October 22, 2010
- March 05, 2010

Categorical Data Analysis 2
This course continues the analysis of categorical data, contains a review of logistic regression, and introduces multinomial responses for logistic regression, probit, logit and loglinear analysis.
Tuition: $369
Next dates available:
- November 12, 2010
- May 14, 2010

Randomization, Permutation and Exact Tests
Online course in randomization (permutation) tests.
Tuition: $369
Next dates available:
- April 24, 2010

Nonparametric Statistics
This course teaches you how to perform a range of nonparametric statistical analyses - robust procedures that do not assume that data are samples from prespecified families of distribution such as the normal or exponential.
Tuition: $369
Next dates available:
- August 28, 2010
- February 05, 2010

Bootstrap Methods
This course covers the basic theory and application of the bootstrap family of procedures, with the emphasis on applications.
Tuition: $369
Next dates available:
- September 24, 2010
- March 19, 2010

Many-Facet Rasch Measurement
This course will cover the analysis and interpretation of judge-intermediated ratings, like essay grading, Olympic ice-skating, therapist ratings of patient behavior, etc.
Tuition: $369
Next dates available:
- June 25, 2010

Missing Data Analysis
This course will cover the theory and practice of two modern methods of handling missing data: maximum likelihood and multiple imputation.
Tuition: $369
Next dates available:
- To be Announced.

Introduction to Resampling Methods
The course introduces the basic concepts and methods of resampling methods, including bootstrap procedures and permutation (randomization) tests, with little or no complex theory or confusing notation.
Tuition: $299 (1 CEUs)
Next dates available:
- July 02, 2010
- February 26, 2010

Logistic Regression
Logistic regression extends ordinary least squares (OLS) methods to model data with binary (yes/no, success/failure) outcomes. Rather than directly estimating the value of the outcome, logistic regression allows you to estimate the probability of a success or failure.
Tuition: $369
Next dates available:
- September 10, 2010
- March 12, 2010

Modeling Count Data
This course deals with regression models for count data; i.e. models with a response or dependent variable data in the form of a count or rate. The course will cover Poisson regression, the foundation for modeling counts, as well as extensions and modifications to the basic model.
Tuition: $369
Next dates available:
- October 22, 2010

Introduction to Bayesian Statistics
This course will introduce you to the basic ideas of Bayesian Statistics. You will learn how to perform Bayesian analysis for a binomial proportion, a normal mean, the difference between normal means, the difference between proportions, and for a simple linear regression model.
Tuition: $369
Next dates available:
- October 01, 2010
- February 26, 2010

Introduction to Assessment/Measurement in Education
The aim of this course is to provide an overview to the main statistical and measurement tools that are associated with interpretation of data from tests, including standardized educational tests. Participants will learn how to interpret test results.
Tuition: $369
Next dates available:
- June 18, 2010

Survey Analysis
This course covers the analysis of data gathered in surveys.
Tuition: $369
Next dates available:
- August 13, 2010

Survey Design and Sampling Procedures
This course covers the crafting of survey questions, the design of surveys, and different sampling procedures that are used in practice. Longstanding basic principles of survey design are covered, and the impact of the trend toward increased respondent resistance is discussed.
Tuition: $369
Next dates available:
- July 09, 2010

Advanced Structural Equation Modeling
This course covers many popular advanced SEM models with practical exercises. Models covered include Multiple Indicator an Multiple Causes models (MIMIC), Multiple Group models, Multilevel (HLM) models, Mixture models, Structured Means models, Multitrait-Multimethod models, Second Order Factor models, Interaction models, and Dynamic Factor models.
Tuition: $369 (1 CEUs)
Next dates available:
- November 12, 2010
- June 25, 2010

Introduction to Structural Equation Modeling
This course covers the fundamental concepts and theory of Structural Equation Modeling -- describing the relationships between variables. Case studies are used and AMOS software is introduced.
Tuition: $389 (1 CEUs)
Next dates available:
- November 12, 2010
- May 14, 2010

Modeling Longitudinal and Panel Data
This course covers the extension of Generalized Linear Models (GLM) to model varieties of longitudinal and clustered data, called panel data.
Tuition: $369
Next dates available:
- July 02, 2010

Generalized Linear Models
This course will explain the theory of generalized linear models (GLM), outline the algorithms used for GLM estimation, and explain how to determine which algorithm to use for a given data analysis. GLM allows the modeling of responses, or dependent variables, that take the form of counts, proportions, dichotomies (1/0), positive continuous values, as well as values that follow the normal Gaussian distribution. Logistic, Poisson, and negative binomial regression models are three of the most noteworthy GLM family members.
Tuition: $369
Next dates available:
- November 27, 2009

Meta Analysis
This course will explain meta analysis - the methods that are used to assess multiple statistical studies on the same subject and draw conclusions.
Tuition: $399
Next dates available:
- December 03, 2010
- July 09, 2010