Applied Longitudinal Analysis
BST 226
Subject & Catalog Number
Course Information
Description
This course covers modern methods for the analysis of repeated measures, correlated outcomes and longitudinal data, including the unbalanced and incomplete data sets characteristic of biomedical research. Topics include an introduction to the analysis of correlated data, analysis of response profiles, fitting parametric curves, covariance pattern models, random effects and growth curve models, and generalized linear models for longitudinal data, including generalized estimating equations (GEE) and generalized linear mixed effects models (GLMMs).
Course Activities: Homework assignments will focus on data analysis in R using functions from the nlme, lme4, and geepack packages.
Course Note: Lab or section times will be announced at first meeting.
If you are planning to use a current Fall course to satisfy the prerequisites for BST 226, and you have not yet received a grade for that course, you will need to request instructor permission. Please state in your request which course you are currently taking to meet the prerequisite. Permission requests without an accompanying note will not be granted. Please note that an approved petition does not automatically enroll students into the course; students must return to my.Harvard to finalize enrollment after their petition has been approved.
Prerequisite: BST210 or BST213 or BST 220 or BST232 or BST260 or PHS2000A
Class Notes
THIS CLASS HAS PRIORITY ENROLLMENT
Priority Wave Groups
Wave 1 | BIO SM60 / HDS SM60 / BIO SM2 / BIO SM1 / CBQG SM2
Wave 2 | Open Enrollment
Wave 3 | Open Enrollment
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Priority Wave Timing
Wave 1 | 1/8/2026 11:00 AM - 1/18/2026 11:59 PM
Wave 2 | 1/19/2026 12:00 AM - 1/21/2026 11:59 PM
Wave 3 | 1/22/2026 12:00 AM Enrollment Deadline (varies by session)
Any student who does not meet the Wave 1 or Wave 2 criteria can add themselves to the waitlist (if enrollment requirements are met) at any time during the enrollment period. At the beginning of each priority wave, students on the waitlist who meet the Wave’s criteria will be automatically enrolled into any remaining seats in the course (pending no time conflicts)
**Cross-Registrants and Non-Degree Students will be enrolled on a space available basis after the enrollment deadline for the course
Available for Harvard Cross Registration
