Performing clinical research in the current era requires the use of computers, meaning a high level of competency in the use of database, spreadsheet, and statistical software programs. This course is designed to introduce you to these programs, prepare you for subsequent courses in the clinical research curriculum, and, in particular, teach you the skills you will need to start exploring your own clinical research data using statistical software.
The specific objectives are to provide students with an introduction to:
- The roles of spreadsheet, relational database and statistical software packages such as STATA in analyzing clinical research data;
- Using STATA for importing, cleaning, managing, describing and analyzing clinical research data;
- Applying concepts from other TICR program courses using STATA and Excel; and
- Applying these skills to analyzing data from your own research project.
- Instructor: Jennifer Cocohoba
- Instructor: Jeffrey Martin
- Instructor: Mark Pletcher