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318.621.01
Data Analysis Workshop in Public Policy I

Course Status
Discontinued

Location
East Baltimore
Term
3rd Term
Department
Health Policy and Management
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2019 - 2020
Instruction Method
TBD
Class Time(s)
Thursday, 3:30 - 6:30pm
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Prerequisite

318.610 and 318.611 and concurrent registration in 318.612 and 318.613

Description
Focuses on the application of statistical techniques learned in Statistical Analysis I –IV. Introduces students to STATA and develops skills in applying statistical techniques to a real-world data project. Concurrent registration with 318.612 and 318.613 required.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Explain the purpose of various STATA tools, including commands, do files and log files
  2. Perform various statistical operations using STATA
  3. Design a program to conduct a statistical analysis of a data set
  4. Interpret output from STATA and identify the policy significance (if any) in the results
  5. Use STATA to conduct a complete data analysis project that includes finding and cleaning the data set, creating variables, analyzing the data and completing a formal report on the findings
Multiterm
Final grade applies to all terms
Enrollment Restriction
undergraduates are not permitted in this course;