CASS are running the following courses in our area throughout 2010, for further information please see the links on the right.

• Applied Multilevel Modelling

This course will focus on the application of multilevel models to hierarchically clustered data structures. Topics will include types of multilevel data structures, linear multilevel and logistic multilevel models, random intercept and random slope models, and the use of graphical methods to display results. The course will focus primarily on situations where the dependent variable is continuous, but methods will also be introduced for dealing with binary response data. The course will include a mixture of lectures and practical workshops using the multilevel modelling software MLwiN.

• Longitudinal Data Analysis

This course starts by reviewing the advantages of collecting and analysing longitudinal data. After discussing the various types of longitudinal data, we focus on panel data containing repeated measures. Topics will include: methods for exploring longitudinal data; alternative approaches for modelling repeated measures data for continuous and categorical responses with particular attention to population average and random effects models; and methods for handling complex survey designs, weights and non-response.