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140.613.20 DATA ANALYSIS WORKSHOP I

Department: Biostatistics
Term: Summer term
Credits: (2 credits)
Contact: Judy Holzer
Academic Year: 2012 - 2013
Course Instructor:
Description:

Intended for students with a broad understanding of biostatistical concepts used in public health sciences who seek to develop additional data analysis skills. Emphasizes concepts and illustration of concepts applying a variety of analytic techniques to public health datasets in a computer laboratory using Stata statistical software. In the first workshop (140.613), students learn basic methods of data organization/management and simple methods for data exploration, data editing, and graphical and tabular displays. Additional topics include comparison of means and proportions, simple linear regression and correlation. Enrollment limited: students must have a laptop computer with Stata 8 installed.
Student Evaluation: Student evaluation based on laboratory exercises, an exam, and completion of an independent data analysis project.
Location: Baltimore
Class Times:
  • Wed 07/25/2012 - Thu 07/26/2012
  • Wednesday 8:30 - 5:00
  • Thursday 8:30 - 5:00
Enrollment Minimum: 10
Enrollment Maximum: 24
Enrollment Restriction: Pacific Rim DrPH students only
Instructor Consent: Consent required for all students

Course is restricted to the Pacific Rim DrPH cohort students only
For consent, contact: jholzer@jhsph.edu
Prerequisite:

Experience in using a statistical analysis package; 140.611-612; enrollment limited to 20 students enrolled in an SPH degree program
Auditors Allowed: No
Grading Restriction: Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Frequency Schedule: One Year Only
Next Offered: 2013-2014