Stat 500 - Statistical Methods - online optional readings

• Week 1: Observational and Experimental Units:
  • Chapter 1 from Bailey, R.A. Design of Comparative Experiments.
    The discussion on pages 8-11 defines and gives examples of experimental and observational units.
• Week 4: Fixed and random effects:
  • Andrew Gelman's summary of different definitions of fixed and random effects.
• Week 8: Regression diagnostics:
  • Brian Habing's notes on regression outliers and influence