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309.716.01 ADVANCED METHODS IN HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH: ANALYSIS

Term: 1st term
Credits: (3 credits)
Contact: Darrell Gaskin
Academic Year: 2012 - 2013
Course Instructors:
Description:

Discusses research questions typically asked in health services research. Students gain hand-on experience formulating these questions in terms that make them amenable to quantitative analysis. Topics include: defining causal pathways, choosing outcome variables, getting reliable model predictions, sample selection issues, and contending with partial observations.
Student Evaluation: Students evaluated on class participation, laboratory assignments and a final examination.
Learning Objective:

After successfully completing this course, students will be able to: 1. Apply several econometrics techniques which are commonly used in health services research to their own research; 2. Select appropriate econometrics models for their research questions and available data. 3. Perform empirical analyses with survey data and administrative databases.

Location: Baltimore
Class Times:
  • Tuesday 9:00 - 10:20
  • Thursday 9:00 - 10:20
Enrollment Minimum: 10
Instructor Consent: No consent required
For consent, contact: dgaskin@jhsph.edu
Prerequisite:

140.621-624 or 140.651-654
Auditors Allowed: Yes, with instructor consent
Grading Restriction: Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
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