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Math 150 - Spring 2026

Jo Hardin

Inference

Probability vs. Statistics

Generalized Linear Models

\[g(E(Y|x)) = \beta_0 + \beta_1 \cdot X_1 + \beta_2 \cdot X_2 \ldots\]

Linear: \(g(\cdot) = \cdot\)

Logistic: \(g(\cdot) = logit(\cdot)\)

Poisson: \(g(\cdot) = \ln(\cdot)\)

Interpreting variables

  • Categorical
  • Interaction
  • Linear
  • Multicollinearity

Survival analysis

  • Censored observations
  • Survival vs. hazard models
  • Partial likelihood

Model Building

Multiple comparisons

  • How many tests (in the wild) are null? how many are true?
  • How do we control FWER?
  • How do we control FDR?
  • How do we control a single type I error over multiple looks at the observations?

AI

Statisticians are vital to the beginning and the end of the process.

  • What questions to ask?
  • How were the data generated?
  • Can causation be claimed?
  • Can you generalize to the population?
  • What is the context within which the analysis is taking place?