Johns Hopkins University
Advanced Linear Models for Data Science 1: Least Squares
Johns Hopkins University

Advanced Linear Models for Data Science 1: Least Squares

This course is part of Advanced Statistics for Data Science Specialization

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Brian Caffo, PhD

Instructor: Brian Caffo, PhD

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There are 6 modules in this course

We cover some basic matrix algebra results that we will need throughout the class. This includes some basic vector derivatives. In addition, we cover some some basic uses of matrices to create summary statistics from data. This includes calculating and subtracting means from observations (centering) as well as calculating the variance.

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7 videos4 readings1 quiz

In this module, we cover the basics of regression through the origin and linear regression. Regression through the origin is an interesting case, as one can build up all of multivariate regression with it.

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6 videos2 readings1 quiz

In this lecture, we focus on linear regression, the most standard technique for investigating unconfounded linear relationships.

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8 videos2 readings1 quiz

We now move on to general least squares where an arbitrary full rank design matrix is fit to a vector outcome.

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6 videos1 reading1 quiz

Here we give some canonical examples of linear models to relate them to techniques that you may already be using.

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4 videos1 quiz

Here we give a very useful kind of linear model, that is decomposing a signal into a basis expansion.

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6 videos2 quizzes

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Brian Caffo, PhD
Johns Hopkins University
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