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28AN INTRODUCTION TO MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS: AN EPIDEMIOLOGICALPERSPECTIVE, 3 ECTSEn introduktion till flernivåanalys: ett epidemiologiskt perspektiv, 3 hpCourse directorMiguel San SebastiánTfn: 785 26 77E-mail: Miguel.sansebastian@epiph.umu.seNawi NgTfn: 090-785 13 91E-mail: nawi.ng@epiph.umu.seCourse administratorBirgitta ÅströmTfn: 090 – 785 12 06E-mail: birgitta.astrom@epiph.umu.seDepartmentDept of Public Health and Clinical Medicine,Epidemiology and Global HealthDateFall 2013 (online course)LanguageEnglishNumber of participants 20Form of teaching Lectures 18 hoursLabs17 hours (computer sessions)Test of knowledgeHome exam.Course contentThis course is designed as an intensive, hands-on learning experience that will foster thedevelopment of basic skills in multilevel analysis with a focus on fundamental epidemiologicalconcepts and interpretations rather than statistical or mathematical formulae. It starts with adescription of why multilevel models are necessary if the data have a hierarchical structure. It thencovers the basic theory of two level models (intercept and random slopes) with emphasis onmodeling strategies. Next it explains how multilevel models can be applied to analyze data whenthe outcome is continuous (linear regression) and when the outcome is dichotomous (logisticregression).DEADLINE: 2 nd of June, 2013