BMGT837

Multivariate statistical methods and their use in empirical research. Topics include: summarization and visualization of multivariate data, the multivariate normal distribution, tests on mean vectors, multivariate paired comparisons, multivariate analysis of variance, repeated measures designs, test on covariance matrices, discriminant analysis and classification, canonical correlation, principal components, factor analysis and cluster analysis. Maximum likelihood estimation and the likelihood ratio method of test construction.