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  • Tuesday, July 30, 2013, 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM

    Lecture: Week 1 -- Introduction to STATA

    What is STATA? Role of STATA in comparison to Microsoft Access and Microsoft Excel.  Comparison with other statistical software packages. Tour of STATA windows and features.  How to run a command and get results. How to load STATA dataset.  How to begin describing and analyzing your data with STATA.

    Lecturer: Mark Pletcher

    Location: CB 6702/CB 6704

  • Tuesday, July 30, 2013, 3:00 - 4:00 PM

    Computer Lab
    Dedicated time to work on your assignment and ask questions along the way with the support of TA's and Course Director.

    Faculty: Mark Pletcher, Jennifer Cocohoba, Adrian Abreo, Blaire Burman, Elizabeth Uy-Smith, Sofia Verstraete, Valy Fontil, Barbara Grimes, Mandana Khalili, & Reto Auer 

    Location: CB 6702/CB 6704

  • Friday, August 2, 2013, 8:00 - 9:00 AM

    Online Computer Lab and Drop-In Office Hours
    These sessions will serve as online computer lab sessions for persons taking the course online, as well as drop in office hours.  They can be attended either online or in-person at China Basin (see Location below).  We will focus on answering questions about the current Lab assignment, but this is also a forum for asking questions about past Labs and Lecture content and getting help with your Final Project.

    Faculty: Jennifer Cocohoba

    Location: Online (GoToMeeting) or in-person ("Quilt Room", CBL 5759)

    Dial in information (audio): 
    U.S. & Canada: 866.740.1260
    U.S. Toll: 303.248.0285
    Access Code: 5148231

    GoToMeeting:
    https://www3.gotomeeting.com/join/254636318
    Meeting ID: FOR TODAY AUGUST 2nd ONLY

    527-834-941

  • Tuesday, August 6, 2013, 1:15 - 2:45 PM

    Lecture: Week 2 --  Do files, log files, and workflow in STATA
    Workflow for a research project; the importance of documentation and replicability; using Do and Log files.  Importing and cleaning data.

    Lecturer: Mark Pletcher

    Location: CB 6702/6704 

    • Session Slides:

    • Lecture 2 slides File

    • Lecture audio/video recording (Access restricted to registered students):

    • Assignment:

      Due: Tuesday, August 13 at 1:15 PM

    • Assignment 2 File

  • Tuesday, August 6, 2013, 3:00 - 4:00 PM

    Computer Lab
    Dedicated time to work on your Lab assignment and ask questions along the way with the support of TA's and Course Director.

    Faculty: Mark Pletcher, Jennifer Cocohoba, Adrian Abreo, Blaire Burman, Elizabeth Uy-Smith, Sofia Verstraete, Valy Fontil, Barbara Grimes, Mandana Khalili, & Reto Auer 

    Location: CB 6702/CB 6704

  • Friday, August 9, 2013, 8:00 - 9:00 AM

    Online Computer Lab and Drop-In Office Hours
    These sessions will serve as online computer lab sessions for persons taking the course online, as well as drop in office hours.  They can be attended either online or in-person at China Basin (see Location below).  We will focus on answering questions about the current Lab assignment, but this is also a forum for asking questions about past Labs and Lecture content and getting help with your Final Project.

    Faculty: Jennifer Cocohoba

    Location: Online (GoToMeeting) or in-person ("Quilt Room", CBL 5759)

    Dial in information (audio): 
    U.S. & Canada: 866.740.1260
    U.S. Toll: 303.248.0285
    Access Code: 5148231

    GoToMeeting:
    https://www3.gotomeeting.com/join/254636318
    Meeting ID:
    254-636-318

  • Tuesday, August 13, 2013, 1:15 - 2:45 PM

    Lecture: Week 3 --  Generating variables and manipulating data with STATA
    The need to clean your data; generating new variables, manipulating and labeling them.

    Lecturer: Mark Pletcher

    Location: CB 6702/6704

  • Tuesday, August 13, 2013, 3:00 - 4:00 PM

    Computer Lab
    Dedicated time to work on your Lab assignment and ask questions along the way with the support of TA's and Course Director.

    Faculty: Mark Pletcher, Jennifer Cocohoba, Adrian Abreo, Blaire Burman, Elizabeth Uy-Smith, Sofia Verstraete, Valy Fontil, Barbara Grimes, Mandana Khalili, & Reto Auer 

    Location: CB 6702/CB 6704

  • Friday, August 16, 2014, 2013, 8:00 - 9:00 AM

    Online Computer Lab and Drop-In Office Hours
    These sessions will serve as online computer lab sessions for persons taking the course online, as well as drop in office hours.  They can be attended either online or in-person at China Basin (see Location below).  We will focus on answering questions about the current Lab assignment, but this is also a forum for asking questions about past Labs and Lecture content and getting help with your Final Project.

    Faculty: Jennifer Cocohoba

    Location: Online (GoToMeeting) or in-person ("Quilt Room", CBL 5759)

    Dial in information (audio): 
    U.S. & Canada: 866.740.1260
    U.S. Toll: 303.248.0285
    Access Code: 5148231

    GoToMeeting:
    https://www3.gotomeeting.com/join/254636318
    Meeting ID:
    254-636-318

  • Tuesday, August 20, 2013, 1:15 - 2:45 PM

    Lecture: Week 4 -- Using Excel
    The difference between a spreadsheet and a database; what is a formula; how to make a formula; cutting and pasting in Excel; different types of formulas; building a user-friendly spreadsheet; using Excel for Tables and Figures.

    Lecturer: Mark Pletcher

    Location: CB 6702/6704

    • Session Slides:

    • Lecture 4 Slides File

    • Lecture audio/video recording (Access restricted to registered students):

    • Assignment:

      Assignment Due: Tuesday, August 27 at 1:15 PM

    • Assignment 4 File
    • Extra Credit Puzzle File

  • Tuesday, August 20, 2013, 3:00 - 4:00 PM

    Computer Lab
    Dedicated time to work on your Lab assignment and ask questions along the way with the support of TA's and Course Director.

    Faculty: Mark Pletcher, Jennifer Cocohoba, Adrian Abreo, Blaire Burman, Elizabeth Uy-Smith, Sofia Verstraete, Valy Fontil, Barbara Grimes, Mandana Khalili, & Reto Auer

    Location: CB 6702/CB 6704

  • Friday, August 23, 2013, 8:00 - 9:00 AM

    Online Computer Lab and Drop-In Office Hours
    These sessions will serve as online computer lab sessions for persons taking the course online, as well as drop in office hours.  They can be attended either online or in-person at China Basin (see Location below).  We will focus on answering questions about the current Lab assignment, but this is also a forum for asking questions about past Labs and Lecture content and getting help with your Final Project.

    Faculty: Jennifer Cocohoba

    Location: Online (GoToMeeting) or in-person ("Quilt Room", CBL 5759)

    Dial in information (audio): 
    U.S. & Canada: 866.740.1260
    U.S. Toll: 303.248.0285
    Access Code: 5148231

    GoToMeeting:
    https://www3.gotomeeting.com/join/254636318
    Meeting ID:
    254-636-318

  • Tuesday, August 27, 2013, 1:15 - 2:45 PM

    Lecture: Week 5 -- Basic epidomiologic analysis with STATA
    Using the epitab commands in STATA; interpretation of STATA output; looking for confounding and interaction using STATA; testing for trends, and an introduction to logistic regression.

    Lecturer: Mark Pletcher

    Location: CB 6702/6704

    • Session Slides:

    • Lecture 5 Slides File

    • Lecture audio/video recording (Access restricted to registered students):

    • Assignment:

      Assignment due: Tuesday, September 3 at 1:15 PM

    • Assignment 5 File

  • Tuesday, August 27, 2013, 3:00 - 4:00 PM

    Computer Lab
    Dedicated time to work on your Lab assignment and ask questions along the way with the support of TA's and Course Director.

    Faculty: Mark Pletcher, Jennifer Cocohoba, Adrian Abreo, Blaire Burman, Elizabeth Uy-Smith, Sofia Verstraete, Valy Fontil, Barbara Grimes, Mandana Khalili, & Reto Auer

    Location: CB 6702/CB 6704

  • Friday, August 30, 2013, 8:00 - 9:00 AM

    Online Computer Lab and Drop-In Office Hours
    These sessions will serve as online computer lab sessions for persons taking the course online, as well as drop in office hours.  They can be attended either online or in-person at China Basin (see Location below).  We will focus on answering questions about the current Lab assignment, but this is also a forum for asking questions about past Labs and Lecture content and getting help with your Final Project.

    Faculty: Jennifer Cocohoba

    Location: Online (GoToMeeting) or in-person ("Quilt Room", CBL 5759)

    Dial in information (audio): 
    U.S. & Canada: 866.740.1260
    U.S. Toll: 303.248.0285
    Access Code: 5148231

    GoToMeeting:
    https://www3.gotomeeting.com/join/254636318
    Meeting ID:
    254-636-318

  • Tuesday, September 3, 2013, 1:15 - 2:45 PM

    Lecture: Week 6 -- Making tables and figures with STATA
    Designing tables and figures and using STATA to generate analysis for them; using STATA's graphical commands to create publication-quality figures; Project/file management.

    Lecturer: Mark Pletcher

    Location: CB 6702/6704

    • Session Slides:

    • Lecture 6 slides File

    • Lecture audio/video recording (Access restricted to registered students):

    • Assignment:

      Assignment due: Tuesday, September 10 at 1:15 PM

    • Assignment 6 File
    • Neonatal dataset File

  • Tuesday, September 3, 2013, 3:00 - 4:00 PM

    Computer Lab
    Dedicated time to work on your Lab assignment and ask questions along the way with the support of TA's and Course Director.

    Faculty: Mark Pletcher, Jennifer Cocohoba, Adrian Abreo, Blaire Burman, Elizabeth Uy-Smith, Sofia Verstraete, Valy Fontil, Barbara Grimes, Mandana Khalili, & Reto Auer 

    Location: CB 6702/CB 6704

  • Friday, September 6, 2013, 8:00 - 9:00 AM

    Online Computer Lab and Drop-In Office Hours
    These sessions will serve as online computer lab sessions for persons taking the course online, as well as drop in office hours.  They can be attended either online or in-person at China Basin (see Location below).  We will focus on answering questions about the current Lab assignment, but this is also a forum for asking questions about past Labs and Lecture content and getting help with your Final Project.

    Faculty: Jennifer Cocohoba

    NOTE NEW Location: Online (GoToMeeting) or in-person ("EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE ROOM", CBL 5740)

    Dial in information (audio): 
    U.S. & Canada: 866.740.1260
    U.S. Toll: 303.248.0285
    Access Code: 5148231

    GoToMeeting:
    https://www3.gotomeeting.com/join/254636318
    Meeting ID:
    254-636-318

  • Tuesday, September 10, 2013, 1:15 - 2:45 PM Visualizing Data beyond Stata

    Lecture: Week 7 -- Visualizing data beyond STATA
    As datasets are increasing in size, and health data arise from many sources and not just clinical trials, being able to quickly produce visualizations of your data is important.  We’ll explore a number of easy, intuitive, & free graphic & visualization solutions.

    Lecturer: I. Elaine Allen

    Location: CB 6702/6704

    • Session Slides:

    • Data Visualizing File

    • Lecture audio/video recording (Access restricted to registered students):

  • Tuesday, September 10, 2013, 3:00 - 4:00 PM

    Computer Lab
    Dedicated time to work on your Lab assignment and ask questions along the way with the support of TA's and Course Director.

    Faculty: Mark Pletcher, Jennifer Cocohoba, Adrian Abreo, Blaire Burman, Elizabeth Uy-Smith, Sofia Verstraete, Valy Fontil, Barbara Grimes, Mandana Khalili, & Reto Auer 

    Location: CB 6702/CB 6704

    • Assignment key (Access restricted to registered students):

      Lab 7: Time for you to work on your Final Project

  • Friday, September 13, 2013, 8:00 - 9:00 AM

    Online Computer Lab and Drop-In Office Hours
    These sessions will serve as online computer lab sessions for persons taking the course online, as well as drop in office hours.  They can be attended either online or in-person at China Basin (see Location below).  We will focus on answering questions about the current Lab assignment, but this is also a forum for asking questions about past Labs and Lecture content and getting help with your Final Project.

    Faculty: Jennifer Cocohoba

    Location: Online (GoToMeeting) or in-person ("Quilt Room", CBL 5759)

    Dial in information (audio): 
    U.S. & Canada: 866.740.1260
    U.S. Toll: 303.248.0285
    Access Code: 5148231

    GoToMeeting:
    https://www3.gotomeeting.com/join/254636318
    Meeting ID:
    254-636-318

  • Final Project

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    Assignment key (Access restricted to registered students):

    Final Project

    Assignment Due: Tuesday, September 17 at 10:00AM