2004 SUMMER INSTITUTE IN EPIDEMIOLOGY AND BIOSTATISTICS
JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
ONE-WEEK SHORT COURSE ON MULTI-LEVEL MODELS
Instructor Francesca Dominici and Michael Griswold
LECTURES: W2030 M-Tu-W-Th-Fr 10:30 am - 12:00 pm

LECTURE NOTES
  • 1. Statistical Background on Multi-level Models [pdf] [ppt]
  • QUIZ [pdf]
  • 2. An Example of a Two-Stage Model: NMMAPS Study [pdf] [ppt]
  • QUIZ [pdf]
  • 3. Applications of Multi-level Models to Profiling of Health Care Providers [pdf] [ppt]
  • QUIZ [pdf]
  • 4. Applications of Multi-level Models to Spatial Epidemiology [pdf] [ppt]
  • QUIZ [pdf]
  • Homework [pdf] SAS code for Problem 1 [text]
  • Homework Answer Keys [pdf]
  • References [pdf]
    USEFUL LINKS
  • Link to Winbugs web site [click here] [Winbugs Movie]
  • Link to Longitudinal Data Analysis course web-site [click here]
  • Link to Bayesian Methods course web-site [click here]
  • Link to Multilevel Statistical Models in Public Health course web-site, by Professor Thomas Louis [click here]
    READING LIST
  • 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 Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics 1998, 24, 4, 323-335 [pdf]