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Fitting Poisson Regression Models Using the GENMOD Procedure (Live Web)

Duration: 1 half-day session
Please note the System Requirements below.
CEUs: 0.3
(This course is not currently scheduled.)

This outline is provisional and subject to change.

This course is for those who analyze the number of occurrences of an event or the rate of occurrence of an event as a function of some predictor variables. For example, the rate of insurance claims, colony counts for bacteria or viruses, the number of equipment failures, and the incidence of disease can be modeled using Poisson regression models.

Learn how to

Who should attend

Biostatisticians, epidemiologists, social scientists, physical scientists, and business analysts

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Prerequisites
Before attending this course, you should be able to
  • execute SAS programs and create SAS data sets
  • fit and interpret linear regression and logistic regression models.
You can obtain this experience by completing the SAS Programming I: Essentials and Statistics I: Introduction to ANOVA, Regression, and Logistic Regression courses.
Course Contents
The Poisson Regression Model
  • Introduction to Poisson Regression
  • Correction for Overdispersion
Applications of Poisson Regression Models
  • Poisson Regression Models for Rates
  • Model Diagnostics
Software
This course addresses SAS/STAT.
Course Materials
Students attend Live Web classes using a Web browser and a telephone and interact with their instructor and fellow classmates in real time. Each student receives an e-mail with instructions on how to join the class three business days before the class begins. The instructions e-mail includes a link to download the course materials. Students need to download and print the course materials prior to class.
System Requirements
For Live Web, you must
  • review and follow the general system requirements.
  • complete the course exercises through our virtual lab. The virtual lab allows you to access the software used in class over the Internet, so that you do not need this software on your local machine.
  • run this test to connect to a virtual lab session. If firewall problems prevent you from connecting to the virtual lab, then you will need the following software installed and configured in your environment to participate in the course exercises:
    • Base SAS 9.2 or 9.1.3 on a Windows operating system; SAS/STAT software; and SAS/GRAPH software.
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