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330.818.11
SS/R: Analysis of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Epidemiological Survey Data

Location
East Baltimore
Term
Summer Institute
Department
Mental Health
Credit(s)
1
Academic Year
2012 - 2013
Instruction Method
TBD
Start Date
Monday, June 18, 2012
End Date
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Class Time(s)
M, Tu, 8:30am - 12:00pm
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
One Year Only
Next Offered
Only offered in 2012
Prerequisite

Basic Proficiency in biostatistics and epidemiology, or consent of instructor

Description
Introduces students to some basic and advanced epidemiological research methods that are required for correct estimation of prevalence, confidence intervals, measures of association, and statistical significance tests, when the source of data is a complex multi-stage field survey. Presents and discusses examples of applied research using data from large psychiatric epidemiologic surveys. Students learn how to indentify appropriate data sources and approaches to analyzing these data as well as potential limitations associated with the use of these data. Discusses the utility of surveys in informing and assessing mental health and substance abuse policy.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. conduct simple analysis of public access survey datasets
  2. find datasets for analysis related to their specific interests
  3. assess potential strengths and limitations of analysis based on survey data