Fall 2009
Documents for SOS3003 Applied statistical data analysis for the social sciences

Class starting Friday 28 August 12:15 in seminar room D150
Lecture notes:
NB Alternativt til det som følgjer finst: Forelesingsnotat fra hausten 2004 på norsk

Lecture notes in English:

  • 28 August and 4 September
    Some notes on the mathematics used in class (in Norwegian)
    Lecture notes 01: on Hamilton Ch 1-2

  • 11 September
    A short note on the symbols used in regression literature
    Lecture notes 02: on Hamilton Ch 2-3

  • 18 September
    Lecture notes 03: Causal modelling. Principal components and factor analysis
    Seminar notes 03: Why logistic regression?

  • 25 September
    Lecture notes 04: Missing data

  • 2 October
    Lecture notes 05: Regression criticism I
    Seminar discussion. Examination questions spring 2004
    Seminar discussion. Examination questions spring 2004. Proposed solutions

  • 9 October
    Lecture notes 06: Regression criticism II
    Lecture notes 07: Logistic regression I
    Seminar discussion. Examination questions fall 2001
    Seminar discussion. Examination questions fall 2001. Proposed solutions

  • 16 October
    Lecture notes 08: Fitting Curves
    Lecture notes 09: Robust Regression
    Seminar discussion. Examination questions fall 2004
    Seminar discussion. Examination questions fall 2004. Proposed solutions

  • 23 October
    Lecture notes 10: Logistic regression II
    Seminar discussion. Examination questions spring 2004
    Seminar discussion. Examination questions spring 2004. Proposed solutions

  • 30 October
    Lecture notes 11: Logistic regression III
    Seminar discussion. Examination questions fall 2001: Question 3
    Seminar discussion. Examination questions fall 2001. Proposed solutions


  • 6 November
    No lecture

  • 13 and 20 November
    A short note on testing for curvilinear relations
    Repeating basics. Discussing examination questions
    SOS3003: Collected lecture notes 2009 - (271 pages)
    Seminar discussion. Examination questions spring 2001
    Seminar discussion. Examination questions spring 2001. Proposed solutions



  • 1 December
    Examination questions fall 2009
    Examination questions fall 2009. Proposed solutions