participants will gain hands-on programming skills for data management
and data presentation using Stata, one of the commonly used packages in
the public health field. The course will use examples from survey,
mortality, and longitudinal data. Please note that this course will not
cover statistical methods but focus on how to prepare data for analysis
and how to manage result data.
After completing this course, participants will be able to:
Conduct data management to prepare datasets for data analyses and construction of tables, graphs, and maps.
Prepare tables, graphs, and maps for reports and publications.
Implement these tasks in a reproducible manner using programs.
Prerequisite knowledge: Prior basic knowledge of Stata
(e.g. how to create simple analyses, frequency tables and summary
statistics) is recommended.
Technical requirements: Participants will need access to
Stata for the course. The course does not provide the software package
and participants are expected to have it installed on their computer.