318.621.01
Data Analysis Workshop in Public Policy I
Course Status
Discontinued
Course Status
Discontinued
Location
East Baltimore
Term
3rd Term
Department
Health Policy and Management
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2019 - 2020
Instruction Method
TBD
Thursday, 3:30 - 6:30pm
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Carey Borkoski
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Prerequisite
318.610 and 318.611 and concurrent registration in 318.612 and 318.613
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:
- Explain the purpose of various STATA tools, including commands, do files and log files
- Perform various statistical operations using STATA
- Design a program to conduct a statistical analysis of a data set
- Interpret output from STATA and identify the policy significance (if any) in the results
- 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
Enrollment Restriction
undergraduates are not permitted in this course;