Introduction to Biostatistics Using STATA for Health Researchers
The College of Medicine – Research Support Centre in Collaboration with UNC project will conduct an Introduction to Biostatistics Using STATA Course for Health Researchers
Dates:
- March 14-18, 2016
Target audience:
- This course is aimed at and numerate public health researchers who are planning to analyze public health data.
Prerequisites:
- We will be using Stata in all of the computing lab sessions. It is essential that you bring to the course your own computer with Stata installed.
Format:
- The course will be delivered using a combination of lectures, demos, and labs. Students are expected to practice analytic skills during the lab sessions.
Objectives:
- Gain familiarity with statistical concepts, including types of variables, descriptive statistics, statistical testing, and statistical modeling.
- Implement these statistical concepts in Stata.
- Interpret statistical results.
- Draft a scientific abstract based on these results.