Course Catalog - 2017-2018

     

SOCI 604 - GENERALIZED LINEAR MODELS

Long Title: MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION FOR GENERALIZED LINEAR MODELS
Department: Sociology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Must be enrolled in one of the following Major(s):
Sociology
Description: Explores useful statistical models beyond standard linear regression. Topics covered are logit and probit models for both binary and ordinal dependent variables, even count models, models for heteroskedastic regressions, and more. Maximum likelihood unifies these models by providing a single, coherent approach to estimation and about how data are generated.