Linear Algebra for Biostatistics

A comprehensive course designed to equip prospective MS-Biostatistics students with the essential linear algebra skills needed for statistical modeling, data analysis, and advanced biostatistical techniques.

Foundations of Vectors and Matrices

Unit 1: Introduction to Vectors

Unit 2: Introduction to Matrices

Unit 3: Geometric Interpretation of Vectors

Matrix Multiplication and Linear Transformations

Unit 1: Matrix Multiplication

Unit 2: Linear Transformations

Unit 3: Applications of Linear Transformations

Solving Systems of Linear Equations

Unit 1: Representing Systems of Equations in Matrix Form

Unit 2: Gaussian Elimination

Unit 3: Types of Solutions

Vector Spaces and Subspaces

Unit 1: Vector Spaces

Unit 2: Subspaces

Unit 3: Linear Independence, Span, and Basis

Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors

Unit 1: Calculating Eigenvalues

Unit 2: Calculating Eigenvectors

Unit 3: Diagonalization of Matrices

Linear Algebra in Statistical Modeling

Unit 1: Formulating Linear Regression Models

Unit 2: Estimating Regression Coefficients

Unit 3: Assessing Model Fit

Principal Component Analysis (PCA)

Unit 1: Introduction to PCA

Unit 2: Performing PCA

Unit 3: Interpreting Principal Components

Singular Value Decomposition (SVD)

Unit 1: Introduction to SVD

Unit 2: Applying SVD

Unit 3: Pseudoinverses

Linear Algebra in Statistical Software

Unit 1: Linear Algebra in R

Unit 2: Linear Algebra in Python

Unit 3: Applications in Statistical Analysis

Ill-Conditioning and Numerical Stability

Unit 1: Understanding Ill-Conditioning

Unit 2: Numerical Stability

Unit 3: Mitigation Techniques

Linear Algebra in Multivariate Statistics

Unit 1: Multivariate Data Representation

Unit 2: Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA)

Unit 3: Canonical Correlation Analysis