MULTI-LEVEL MODELS

 

JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

2005 SUMMER INSTITUTE IN EPIDEMIOLOGY AND BIOSTATISTICS

ONE-WEEK SHORT COURSE


 

    Instructors: Francesca Dominici and Michael GRISWOLD


 

  LECTURES: W4030 M-Tu-W-Th-Fr 10:30 am - 12:00 pm

 

   Lecture Notes

 

  0. Course Information   [ppt] [pdf] (2 slides / pg) [pdf] (6 slides / pg)  
  1. Statistical Background on Multi-level Models [ppt] [pdf] (2 slides / pg) [pdf] (6 slides / pg)  
  2. Bayesian Hierarchical Models [ppt] [pdf] (2 slides / pg) [pdf] (6 slides / pg)   QUIZ [pdf]
  3. An Example of a Two-Stage Model: NMMAPS Study [ppt] [pdf] (2 slides / pg) [pdf] (6 slides / pg)   QUIZ [pdf]
  4. Applications of Multi-level Models to Profiling of Health Care Providers [ppt] [pdf] (2 slides / pg) [pdf] (6 slides / pg)   QUIZ [pdf]
  5. Applications of Multi-level Models to Spatial Epidemiology [ppt] [pdf] (1 slides / pg) [pdf] (6 slides / pg)   QUIZ [pdf]

 

   Homework

 

  Homework [.doc]  

 

   Useful Links

 

  Link to Winbugs web site [click here] [Winbugs Movie]  
  Longitudinal Data Analysis course [click here]  
  Bayesian Methods course [click here]  
  Multilevel Statistical Models in Public Health course, by Professor Thomas Louis [click here]  
  GUIDE TO WEB-BASED RESOURCES FOR MULTILEVEL MODELING AND ANALYSIS [click here]  
  Centre for Multilevel Modelling [click here  
  UCLA Stat Computing Portal: [click here  
  University of York site on WinBUGS [click here  
            Getting Started Session 1 by Gillian Raab [click here  
            Getting Started Session 2 by Gillian Raab [click here  
            Getting Started Session 3 by Gillian Raab [click here  
  Judith Singer's webpage: [click here  
  Google: [click here  

 

   Reading List

 

  References [pdf]
  Neighborhoods and Violent Crime: A Multilevel Study of Collective Efficacy, Sampson et al Science (1997), 277[pdf]
  Effect of Neighborhood Social Participation on Individual Use of Hormone Replacement Therapy and Antihypertensive Medication: A Multilevel Analysis,

O'Campo P. American Journal of Epidemiology (2003), 157, 9-13 [pdf]

  Statistical Methods for Profiling Providers of Medical Care: Issues and Applications. Normand S.L. et al Journal of American Statistical Association (1997), 92, 803-814 [pdf]
  The Unreliability of Individual Physician "Report Cards" for Assessing the Costs and Quality of Care of a Chronic Disease. Hofer, T.P. et al JAMA 1999, 281,2098-2105 [pdf]
  National Maps of the Effects of PM on Mortality: Exploring Geographical Variation. Dominici et al Environmental Health Perspectives 2003, 111, 1, 39-43 [pdf]
  Using SAS PROC MIXED to Fit Multilevel Models, Hierarchical Models and Individual Growth Models J. of Educational and Behavioral Statistics 1998, 24, 4, 323-335 [pdf]