318.622.01
Data Analysis Workshop in Public Policy II
Location
East Baltimore
Term
4th Term
Department
Health Policy and Management
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2012 - 2013
Instruction Method
TBD
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; 318.611; 318.621 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
After completing this course, you should 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 signifiance (if any) in the results; and
- 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;
This course will be taught on the Homewood campus.