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309.716.01
Advanced Methods in Health Services Research: Analysis

Location
East Baltimore
Term
1st Term
Department
Health Policy and Management
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2021 - 2022
Instruction Method
In-person
Class Time(s)
Tu, Th, 9:00 - 10:20am
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Prerequisite

140.621-624 or 140.651-654

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.
Learning Objectives
Upon 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
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
  • 20% Participation
  • 40% Assignments
  • 40% Final Exam