Fall. 1 credit. Letter grades only. Enrollment is limited to MPH Students and Graduate Students by permission. Dr. Y. Li (yl3428@cornell.edu) and Mr. Benjamin Parker (bp432@cornell.edu).
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the basics of data management and summary statistics analysis skills using Microsoft Excel and the STATA programs. A combined lecture and lab format will be used where students work individually with a faculty member on real-world datasets. Topics covered will include the creation and manipulation of datasets, the importance of data cleaning, basic Excel functions, the STATA programming codes, and command files to produce descriptive statistics. At the end of the course, the student will understand the STATA program environment and a basis upon which to build applied statistical skills in subsequent courses (VTPEH 6015, VTPEH 6106, VTPEH 6193).