2.1 Data import and manipulation
2.2 Basic SAS procedures and functions
2.3 Data visualization
Chapter 3: Basic Hypothesis Testing (8 hours)
3.1 Comparing two groups for continuous data
3.2 Comparing two groups for categorical data
3.3 Multiple comparison
Chapter 4: Regression Analysis I – Model Fitting (8 hours)
4.1 The multiple linear regression model
4.2 The least squares method
4.3 Maximum likelihood estimation
4.4 Model inference
Chapter 5: Regression Analysis II – Variable Selection and Model Diagnosis (8 hours)
5.1 Variable selection
5.2 Model diagnosis
5.3 Unusual observation identification
5.4 Multicollinearity detection
Chapter 6: Analysis of Variance (6 hours)
6.1 One-way analysis of variance
6.2 Two-way analysis of variance
6.3 Analysis of covariance
Chapter 7: Generalized Linear Models (8 hours)
7.1 Logistic regression
7.2 Poisson regression
Textbook:
Ramsey, F. and Schafer, D. (2012). The Statistical Sleuth: A Course in Methods of Data Analysis, 3rd edition. Cengage Learning.
Supplementary Readings:
[1] Cody, R. (2011). SAS Statistics by Example. SAS Institute.
[2] Cody, R.P. and Smith, J.K. (2005). Applied Statistics and the SAS Programming Language, 5th edition. Pearson.
[3] Elliott, R.J. (2009). Learning SAS in the Computer Lab, 3rd edition. Cengage Learning.
[4] Kleinbaum, D.G., Kupper, L.L., Nizam, A. and Muller, K.E. (2007). Applied Regression Analysis and Other Multivariable Methods,
4th edition. Cengage Learning.