Search result: Catalogue data in Spring Semester 2018

Number	Title	Type	ECTS	Hours	Lecturers
Statistics Master The following courses belong to the curriculum of the Master's Programme in Statistics. The corresponding credits do not count as external credits even for course units where an enrolment at ETH Zurich is not possible.
Core Courses In each subject area, the core courses offered are normally mathematical as well as application-oriented in content. For each subject area, only one of these is recognised for the Master degree.
Regression
401-3622-00L	Regression	W	8 credits	4G	P. L. Bühlmann
Abstract	In regression, the dependency of a random response variable on other variables is examined. We consider the theory of linear regression with one or more covariates, high-dimensional linear models, nonlinear models and generalized linear models, robust methods, model choice and nonparametric models. Several numerical examples will illustrate the theory.
Learning objective	Introduction into theory and practice of a broad and popular area of statistics, from a modern viewpoint.
Content	In der Regression wird die Abhängigkeit einer beobachteten quantitativen Grösse von einer oder mehreren anderen (unter Berücksichtigung zufälliger Fehler) untersucht. Themen der Vorlesung sind: Einfache und multiple Regression, Theorie allgemeiner linearer Modelle, Hoch-dimensionale Modelle, Ausblick auf nichtlineare Modelle. Querverbindungen zur Varianzanalyse, Modellsuche, Residuenanalyse; Einblicke in Robuste Regression. Durchrechnung und Diskussion von Anwendungsbeispielen.
Lecture notes	Lecture notes
Prerequisites / Notice	Credits cannot be recognised for both courses 401-3622-00L Regression and 401-0649-00L Applied Statistical Regression in the Mathematics Bachelor and Master programmes (to be precise: one course in the Bachelor and the other course in the Master is also forbidden).

Analysis of Variance and Design of Experiments No course offerings in this semester.
Multivariate Statistics
Number	Title	Type	ECTS	Hours	Lecturers
401-6102-00L	Multivariate Statistics Does not take place this semester.	W	4 credits	2G	not available
Abstract	Multivariate Statistics deals with joint distributions of several random variables. This course introduces the basic concepts and provides an overview over classical and modern methods of multivariate statistics. We will consider the theory behind the methods as well as their applications.
Learning objective	After the course, you should be able to: - describe the various methods and the concepts and theory behind them - identify adequate methods for a given statistical problem - use the statistical software "R" to efficiently apply these methods - interpret the output of these methods
Content	Visualization / Principal component analysis / Multidimensional scaling / The multivariate Normal distribution / Factor analysis / Supervised learning / Cluster analysis
Lecture notes	None
Literature	The course will be based on class notes and books that are available electronically via the ETH library.
Prerequisites / Notice	Target audience: This course is the more theoretical version of "Applied Multivariate Statistics" (401-0102-00L) and is targeted at students with a math background. Prerequisite: A basic course in probability and statistics. Note: The courses 401-0102-00L and 401-6102-00L are mutually exclusive. You may register for at most one of these two course units.
401-0102-00L	Applied Multivariate Statistics	W	5 credits	2V + 1U	F. Sigrist
Abstract	Multivariate statistics analyzes data on several random variables simultaneously. This course introduces the basic concepts and provides an overview of classical and modern methods of multivariate statistics including visualization, dimension reduction, supervised and unsupervised learning for multivariate data. An emphasis is on applications and solving problems with the statistical software R.
Learning objective	After the course, you are able to: - describe the various methods and the concepts behind them - identify adequate methods for a given statistical problem - use the statistical software R to efficiently apply these methods - interpret the output of these methods
Content	Visualization, multivariate outliers, the multivariate normal distribution, dimension reduction, principal component analysis, multidimensional scaling, factor analysis, cluster analysis, classification, multivariate tests and multiple testing
Lecture notes	None
Literature	1) "An Introduction to Applied Multivariate Analysis with R" (2011) by Everitt and Hothorn 2) "An Introduction to Statistical Learning: With Applications in R" (2013) by Gareth, Witten, Hastie and Tibshirani Electronic versions (pdf) of both books can be downloaded for free from the ETH library.
Prerequisites / Notice	This course is targeted at students with a non-math background. Requirements: ========== 1) Introductory course in statistics (min: t-test, regression; ideal: conditional probability, multiple regression) 2) Good understanding of R (if you don't know R, it is recommended that you study chapters 1,2,3,4, and 5 of "Introductory Statistics with R" from Peter Dalgaard, which is freely available online from the ETH library) An alternative course with more emphasis on theory is 401-6102-00L "Multivariate Statistics" (only every second year). 401-0102-00L and 401-6102-00L are mutually exclusive. You can register for only one of these two courses.

Time Series and Stochastic Processes
Number	Title	Type	ECTS	Hours	Lecturers
401-6624-11L	Applied Time Series	W	5 credits	2V + 1U	M. Dettling
Abstract	The course starts with an introduction to time series analysis (examples, goal, mathematical notation). In the following, descriptive techniques, modeling and prediction as well as advanced topics will be covered.
Learning objective	Getting to know the mathematical properties of time series, as well as the requirements, descriptive techniques, models, advanced methods and software that are necessary such that the student can independently run an applied time series analysis.
Content	The course starts with an introduction to time series analysis that comprises of examples and goals. We continue with notation and descriptive analysis of time series. A major part of the course will be dedicated to modeling and forecasting of time series using the flexible class of ARMA models. More advanced topics that will be covered in the following are time series regression, state space models and spectral analysis.
Lecture notes	A script will be available.
Prerequisites / Notice	The course starts with an introduction to time series analysis that comprises of examples and goals. We continue with notation and descriptive analysis of time series. A major part of the course will be dedicated to modeling and forecasting of time series using the flexible class of ARMA models. More advanced topics that will be covered in the following are time series regression, state space models and spectral analysis.

Mathematical Statistics No course offerings in this semester.
Specialization Areas and Electives
Statistical and Mathematical Courses
Number	Title	Type	ECTS	Hours	Lecturers
401-4632-15L	Causality	W	4 credits	2G	N. Meinshausen
Abstract	In statistics, we are used to search for the best predictors of some random variable. In many situations, however, we are interested in predicting a system's behavior under manipulations. For such an analysis, we require knowledge about the underlying causal structure of the system. In this course, we study concepts and theory behind causal inference.
Learning objective	After this course, you should be able to - understand the language and concepts of causal inference - know the assumptions under which one can infer causal relations from observational and/or interventional data - describe and apply different methods for causal structure learning - given data and a causal structure, derive causal effects and predictions of interventional experiments
Prerequisites / Notice	Prerequisites: basic knowledge of probability theory and regression
401-3632-00L	Computational Statistics	W	10 credits	3V + 2U	M. H. Maathuis
Abstract	Computational Statistics deals with modern statistical methods of data analysis (aka "data science") for prediction and inference. The course provides an overview of existing methods. The course is hands-on, and methods are applied using the statistical programming language R.
Learning objective	In this class, the student obtains an overview of modern statistical methods for data analysis, including their algorithmic aspects and theoretical properties. The methods are applied using the statistical programming language R.
Content	See the class website
Prerequisites / Notice	At least one semester of (basic) probability and statistics. Programming experience is helpful but not required.
401-3602-00L	Applied Stochastic Processes Does not take place this semester.	W	8 credits	3V + 1U	not available
Abstract	Poisson processes; renewal processes; Markov chains in discrete and in continuous time; some applications.
Learning objective	Stochastic processes are a way to describe and study the behaviour of systems that evolve in some random way. In this course, the evolution will be with respect to a scalar parameter interpreted as time, so that we discuss the temporal evolution of the system. We present several classes of stochastic processes, analyse their properties and behaviour and show by some examples how they can be used. The main emphasis is on theory; in that sense, "applied" should be understood to mean "applicable".
Literature	R. N. Bhattacharya and E. C. Waymire, "Stochastic Processes with Applications", SIAM (2009), available online: http://epubs.siam.org/doi/book/10.1137/1.9780898718997 R. Durrett, "Essentials of Stochastic Processes", Springer (2012), available online: http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-4614-3615-7/page/1 M. Lefebvre, "Applied Stochastic Processes", Springer (2007), available online: http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-0-387-48976-6/page/1 S. I. Resnick, "Adventures in Stochastic Processes", Birkhäuser (2005)
Prerequisites / Notice	Prerequisites are familiarity with (measure-theoretic) probability theory as it is treated in the course "Probability Theory" (401-3601-00L).
401-3642-00L	Brownian Motion and Stochastic Calculus	W	10 credits	4V + 1U	W. Werner
Abstract	This course covers some basic objects of stochastic analysis. In particular, the following topics are discussed: construction and properties of Brownian motion, stochastic integration, Ito's formula and applications, stochastic differential equations and connection with partial differential equations.
Learning objective	This course covers some basic objects of stochastic analysis. In particular, the following topics are discussed: construction and properties of Brownian motion, stochastic integration, Ito's formula and applications, stochastic differential equations and connection with partial differential equations.
Lecture notes	Lecture notes will be distributed in class.
Literature	- J.-F. Le Gall, Brownian Motion, Martingales, and Stochastic Calculus, Springer (2016). - I. Karatzas, S. Shreve, Brownian Motion and Stochastic Calculus, Springer (1991). - D. Revuz, M. Yor, Continuous Martingales and Brownian Motion, Springer (2005). - L.C.G. Rogers, D. Williams, Diffusions, Markov Processes and Martingales, vol. 1 and 2, Cambridge University Press (2000). - D.W. Stroock, S.R.S. Varadhan, Multidimensional Diffusion Processes, Springer (2006).
Prerequisites / Notice	Familiarity with measure-theoretic probability as in the standard D-MATH course "Probability Theory" will be assumed. Textbook accounts can be found for example in - J. Jacod, P. Protter, Probability Essentials, Springer (2004). - R. Durrett, Probability: Theory and Examples, Cambridge University Press (2010).
401-6228-00L	Programming with R for Reproducible Research	W	1 credit	1G	M. Mächler
Abstract	Deeper understanding of R: Function calls, rather than "commands". Reproducible research and data analysis via Sweave and Rmarkdown. Limits of floating point arithmetic. Understanding how functions work. Environments, packages, namespaces. Closures, i.e., Functions returning functions. Lists and [mc]lapply() for easy parallelization. Performance measurement and improvements.
Learning objective
Content	See https://stat.ethz.ch/education/semesters/ss2014/Progr_R3
Lecture notes	Material available from https://stat.ethz.ch/education/semesters/ss2014/Progr_R3
Literature	Norman Matloff (2011) The Art of R Programming - A tour of statistical software design. no starch press, San Francisco. on stock at Polybuchhandlung (CHF 42.-).
Prerequisites / Notice	R Knowledge on the same level as after both parts of the ETH lecture 401-6217-00L Using R for Data Analysis and Graphics Link
401-3629-00L	Quantitative Risk Management	W	4 credits	2V	P. Cheridito
Abstract	This course introduces methods from probability theory and statistics that can be used to model financial risks. Topics addressed include loss distributions, risk measures, extreme value theory, multivariate models, copulas and dependence structures as well as operational risk.
Learning objective	The goal is to learn the most important methods from probability theory and statistics used in financial risk modeling.
Content	1. Introduction 2. Basic Concepts in Risk Management 3. Empirical Properties of Financial Data 4. Financial Time Series 5. Extreme Value Theory 6. Multivariate Models 7. Copulas and Dependence 8. Operational Risk
Lecture notes	Course material is available on https://people.math.ethz.ch/~patrickc/qrm
Literature	Quantitative Risk Management: Concepts, Techniques and Tools AJ McNeil, R Frey and P Embrechts Princeton University Press, Princeton, 2015 (Revised Edition) http://press.princeton.edu/titles/10496.html
Prerequisites / Notice	The course corresponds to the Risk Management requirement for the SAA ("Aktuar SAV Ausbildung") as well as for the Master of Science UZH-ETH in Quantitative Finance.
401-4658-00L	Computational Methods for Quantitative Finance: PDE Methods	W	6 credits	3V + 1U	C. Schwab
Abstract	Introduction to principal methods of option pricing. Emphasis on PDE-based methods. Prerequisite MATLAB programming and knowledge of numerical mathematics at ETH BSc level.
Learning objective	Introduce the main methods for efficient numerical valuation of derivative contracts in a Black Scholes as well as in incomplete markets due Levy processes or due to stochastic volatility models. Develop implementation of pricing methods in MATLAB. Finite-Difference/ Finite Element based methods for the solution of the pricing integrodifferential equation.
Content	1. Review of option pricing. Wiener and Levy price process models. Deterministic, local and stochastic volatility models. 2. Finite Difference Methods for option pricing. Relation to bi- and multinomial trees. European contracts. 3. Finite Difference methods for Asian, American and Barrier type contracts. 4. Finite element methods for European and American style contracts. 5. Pricing under local and stochastic volatility in Black-Scholes Markets. 6. Finite Element Methods for option pricing under Levy processes. Treatment of integrodifferential operators. 7. Stochastic volatility models for Levy processes. 8. Techniques for multidimensional problems. Baskets in a Black-Scholes setting and stochastic volatility models in Black Scholes and Levy markets. 9. Introduction to sparse grid option pricing techniques.
Lecture notes	There will be english, typed lecture notes as well as MATLAB software for registered participants in the course.
Literature	R. Cont and P. Tankov : Financial Modelling with Jump Processes, Chapman and Hall Publ. 2004. Y. Achdou and O. Pironneau : Computational Methods for Option Pricing, SIAM Frontiers in Applied Mathematics, SIAM Publishers, Philadelphia 2005. D. Lamberton and B. Lapeyre : Introduction to stochastic calculus Applied to Finance (second edition), Chapman & Hall/CRC Financial Mathematics Series, Taylor & Francis Publ. Boca Raton, London, New York 2008. J.-P. Fouque, G. Papanicolaou and K.-R. Sircar : Derivatives in financial markets with stochastic volatility, Cambridge Univeristy Press, Cambridge, 2000. N. Hilber, O. Reichmann, Ch. Schwab and Ch. Winter: Computational Methods for Quantitative Finance, Springer Finance, Springer, 2013.
Prerequisites / Notice	Start of the lecture: WED, 28 Feb. 2018 (second week of the semester).
401-2284-00L	Measure and Integration	W	6 credits	3V + 2U	U. Lang
Abstract	Introduction to abstract measure and integration theory, including the following topics: Caratheodory extension theorem, Lebesgue measure, convergence theorems, L^p-spaces, Radon-Nikodym theorem, product measures and Fubini's theorem, measures on topological spaces
Learning objective	Basic acquaintance with the abstract theory of measure and integration
Content	Introduction to abstract measure and integration theory, including the following topics: Caratheodory extension theorem, Lebesgue measure, convergence theorems, L^p-spaces, Radon-Nikodym theorem, product measures and Fubini's theorem, measures on topological spaces
Lecture notes	https://people.math.ethz.ch/~lang/mi.pdf
Literature	- D. A. Salamon, Measure and Integration, EMS 2016 - W. Rudin, Real and Complex Analysis, McGraw-Hill 1987 - P. R. Halmos, Measure Theory, Springer 1950
401-3903-11L	Geometric Integer Programming	W	6 credits	2V + 1U	R. Weismantel
Abstract	Integer programming is the task of minimizing a linear function over all the integer points in a polyhedron. This lecture introduces the key concepts of an algorithmic theory for solving such problems.
Learning objective	The purpose of the lecture is to provide a geometric treatment of the theory of integer optimization.
Content	Key topics are: - lattice theory and the polynomial time solvability of integer optimization problems in fixed dimension, - the theory of integral generating sets and its connection to totally dual integral systems, - finite cutting plane algorithms based on lattices and integral generating sets.
Lecture notes	not available, blackboard presentation
Literature	Bertsimas, Weismantel: Optimization over Integers, Dynamic Ideas 2005. Schrijver: Theory of linear and integer programming, Wiley, 1986.
Prerequisites / Notice	"Mathematical Optimization" (401-3901-00L)
401-4904-00L	Combinatorial Optimization	W	6 credits	2V + 1U	R. Zenklusen
Abstract	Combinatorial Optimization deals with efficiently finding a provably strong solution among a finite set of options. This course discusses key combinatorial structures and techniques to design efficient algorithms for combinatorial optimization problems. We put a strong emphasis on polyhedral methods, which proved to be a powerful and unifying tool throughout combinatorial optimization.
Learning objective	The goal of this lecture is to get a thorough understanding of various modern combinatorial optimization techniques with an emphasis on polyhedral approaches. Students will learn a general toolbox to tackle a wide range of combinatorial optimization problems.
Content	Key topics include: - Polyhedral descriptions; - Combinatorial uncrossing; - Ellipsoid method; - Equivalence between separation and optimization; - Design of efficient approximation algorithms for hard problems.
Lecture notes	Lecture notes will be available online.
Literature	- Bernhard Korte, Jens Vygen: Combinatorial Optimization. 5th edition, Springer, 2012. - Alexander Schrijver: Combinatorial Optimization: Polyhedra and Efficiency, Springer, 2003. This work has 3 volumes.
Prerequisites / Notice	Prior exposure to Linear Programming can greatly help the understanding of the material. We therefore recommend that students interested in Combinatorial Optimization get familiarized with Linear Programming before taking this lecture.
252-0526-00L	Statistical Learning Theory	W	6 credits	2V + 3P	J. M. Buhmann
Abstract	The course covers advanced methods of statistical learning : Statistical learning theory;variational methods and optimization, e.g., maximum entropy techniques, information bottleneck, deterministic and simulated annealing; clustering for vectorial, histogram and relational data; model selection; graphical models.
Learning objective	The course surveys recent methods of statistical learning. The fundamentals of machine learning as presented in the course "Introduction to Machine Learning" are expanded and in particular, the theory of statistical learning is discussed.
Content	# Theory of estimators: How can we measure the quality of a statistical estimator? We already discussed bias and variance of estimators very briefly, but the interesting part is yet to come. # Variational methods and optimization: We consider optimization approaches for problems where the optimizer is a probability distribution. Concepts we will discuss in this context include: * Maximum Entropy * Information Bottleneck * Deterministic Annealing # Clustering: The problem of sorting data into groups without using training samples. This requires a definition of ``similarity'' between data points and adequate optimization procedures. # Model selection: We have already discussed how to fit a model to a data set in ML I, which usually involved adjusting model parameters for a given type of model. Model selection refers to the question of how complex the chosen model should be. As we already know, simple and complex models both have advantages and drawbacks alike. # Statistical physics models: approaches for large systems approximate optimization, which originate in the statistical physics (free energy minimization applied to spin glasses and other models); sampling methods based on these models
Lecture notes	A draft of a script will be provided; transparencies of the lectures will be made available.
Literature	Hastie, Tibshirani, Friedman: The Elements of Statistical Learning, Springer, 2001. L. Devroye, L. Gyorfi, and G. Lugosi: A probabilistic theory of pattern recognition. Springer, New York, 1996
Prerequisites / Notice	Requirements: knowledge of the Machine Learning course basic knowledge of statistics, interest in statistical methods. It is recommended that Introduction to Machine Learning (ML I) is taken first; but with a little extra effort Statistical Learning Theory can be followed without the introductory course.
636-0702-00L	Statistical Models in Computational Biology	W	6 credits	2V + 1U + 2A	N. Beerenwinkel
Abstract	The course offers an introduction to graphical models and their application to complex biological systems. Graphical models combine a statistical methodology with efficient algorithms for inference in settings of high dimension and uncertainty. The unifying graphical model framework is developed and used to examine several classical and topical computational biology methods.
Learning objective	The goal of this course is to establish the common language of graphical models for applications in computational biology and to see this methodology at work for several real-world data sets.
Content	Graphical models are a marriage between probability theory and graph theory. They combine the notion of probabilities with efficient algorithms for inference among many random variables. Graphical models play an important role in computational biology, because they explicitly address two features that are inherent to biological systems: complexity and uncertainty. We will develop the basic theory and the common underlying formalism of graphical models and discuss several computational biology applications. Topics covered include conditional independence, Bayesian networks, Markov random fields, Gaussian graphical models, EM algorithm, junction tree algorithm, model selection, Dirichlet process mixture, causality, the pair hidden Markov model for sequence alignment, probabilistic phylogenetic models, phylo-HMMs, microarray experiments and gene regulatory networks, protein interaction networks, learning from perturbation experiments, time series data and dynamic Bayesian networks. Some of the biological applications will be explored in small data analysis problems as part of the exercises.
Lecture notes	no
Literature	- Airoldi EM (2007) Getting started in probabilistic graphical models. PLoS Comput Biol 3(12): e252. doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.0030252 - Bishop CM. Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning. Springer, 2007. - Durbin R, Eddy S, Krogh A, Mitchinson G. Biological Sequence Analysis. Cambridge university Press, 2004
701-0104-00L	Statistical Modelling of Spatial Data	W	3 credits	2G	A. J. Papritz
Abstract	In environmental sciences one often deals with spatial data. When analysing such data the focus is either on exploring their structure (dependence on explanatory variables, autocorrelation) and/or on spatial prediction. The course provides an introduction to geostatistical methods that are useful for such analyses.
Learning objective	The course will provide an overview of the basic concepts and stochastic models that are used to model spatial data. In addition, participants will learn a number of geostatistical techniques and acquire familiarity with R software that is useful for analyzing spatial data.
Content	After an introductory discussion of the types of problems and the kind of data that arise in environmental research, an introduction into linear geostatistics (models: stationary and intrinsic random processes, modelling large-scale spatial patterns by linear regression, modelling autocorrelation by variogram; kriging: mean square prediction of spatial data) will be taught. The lectures will be complemented by data analyses that the participants have to do themselves.
Lecture notes	Lecture material, descriptions of the problems for the data analyses and worked out solutions to them will be provided. The course material is available from the Moodle repository https://moodle-app2.let.ethz.ch/course/view.php?id=1744 .
Literature	P.J. Diggle & P.J. Ribeiro Jr. 2007. Model-based Geostatistics. Springer. Bivand, R. S., Pebesma, E. J. & Gómez-Rubio, V. 2013. Applied Spatial Data Analysis with R. Springer.
Prerequisites / Notice	Familiarity with linear regression analysis (e.g. equivalent to the first part of the course 401-0649-00L Applied Statistical Regression) and with the software R (e.g. 401-6215-00L Using R for Data Analysis and Graphics (Part I), 401-6217-00L Using R for Data Analysis and Graphics (Part II)) are required for attending the course. Course material in English will be provided and the course will be taught in English if participants are not sufficiently fluent in German.
401-6222-00L	Robust and Nonlinear Regression	W	2 credits	1V + 1U	A. F. Ruckstuhl
Abstract	In a first part, the basic ideas of robust fitting techniques are explained theoretically and practically using regression models and explorative multivariate analysis. The second part addresses the challenges of fitting nonlinear regression functions and finding reliable confidence intervals.
Learning objective	Participants are familiar with common robust fitting methods for the linear regression models as well as for exploratory multivariate analysis and are able to assess their suitability for the data at hand. They know the challenges that arise in fitting of nonlinear regression functions, and know the difference between classical and profile based methods to determine confidence intervals. They can apply the discussed methods in practise by using the statistics software R.
Content	Robust fitting: influence function, breakdown point, regression M-estimation, regression MM-estimation, robust inference, covariance estimation with high breakdown point, application in principal component analysis and linear discriminant analysis. Nonlinear regression: the nonlinear regression model, estimation methods, approximate tests and confidence intervals, estimation methods, profile t plot, profile traces, parameter transformation, prediction and calibration
Lecture notes	Lecture notes are available
Prerequisites / Notice	It is a block course on three Mondays in June
447-6236-00L	Statistics for Survival Data	W	2 credits	1V + 1U	A. Hauser
Abstract	The primary purpose of a survival analysis is to model and analyze time-to-event data; that is, data that have as a principal endpoint the length of time for an event to occur. This block course introduces the field of survival analysis without getting too embroiled in the theoretical technicalities.
Learning objective	Presented here are some frequently used parametric models and methods, including accelerated failure time models; and the newer nonparametric procedures which include the Kaplan-Meier estimate of survival and the Cox proportional hazards regression model. The statistical tools treated are applicable to data from medical clinical trials, public health, epidemiology, engineering, economics, psychology, and demography as well.
Content	The primary purpose of a survival analysis is to model and analyze time-to-event data; that is, data that have as a principal endpoint the length of time for an event to occur. Such events are generally referred to as "failures." Some examples are time until an electrical component fails, time to first recurrence of a tumor (i.e., length of remission) after initial treatment, time to death, time to the learning of a skill, and promotion times for employees. In these examples we can see that it is possible that a "failure" time will not be observed either by deliberate design or due to random censoring. This occurs, for example, if a patient is still alive at the end of a clinical trial period or has moved away. The necessity of obtaining methods of analysis that accommodate censoring is the primary reason for developing specialized models and procedures for failure time data. Survival analysis is the modern name given to the collection of statistical procedures which accommodate time-to-event censored data. Prior to these new procedures, incomplete data were treated as missing data and omitted from the analysis. This resulted in the loss of the partial information obtained and in introducing serious systematic error (bias) in estimated quantities. This, of course, lowers the efficacy of the study. The procedures discussed here avoid bias and are more powerful as they utilize the partial information available on a subject or item. This block course introduces the field of survival analysis without getting too embroiled in the theoretical technicalities. Models for failure times describe either the survivor function or hazard rate and their dependence on explanatory variables. Presented here are some frequently used parametric models and methods, including accelerated failure time models; and the newer nonparametric procedures which include the Kaplan-Meier estimate of survival and the Cox proportional hazards regression model. The statistical tools treated are applicable to data from medical clinical trials, public health, epidemiology, engineering, economics, psychology, and demography as well.
401-8618-00L	Statistical Methods in Epidemiology (University of Zurich) No enrolment to this course at ETH Zurich. Book the corresponding module directly at UZH. UZH Module Code: STA408 Mind the enrolment deadlines at UZH: https://www.uzh.ch/cmsssl/en/studies/application/mobilitaet.html	W	5 credits	3G	University lecturers
Abstract	Analysis of case-control and cohort studies. The most relevant measures of effect (odds and rate ratios) are introduced, and methods for adjusting for confounders (Mantel-Haenszel, regression) are thoroughly discussed. Advanced topics such as measurement error and propensity score adjustments are also covered. We will outline statistical methods for case-crossover and case series studies etc.
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