STATA
Date: 17th February - 18th February 2010
Duration: 2 days
Presenter: Prof. Brian Francis
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This course introduces the STATA package, explains the syntax and introduces a wide range of statistical models which can be fitted. This comprehensive statistical system is popular with economists, epidemiologists and other social and biomedical researchers.
The course will cover data input and manipulation, data description and tabulation, graphics, ANOVA, normal and logistic regression, regression diagnostics, Poisson regression and log-linear models. Other capabilities, extensions and resources of STATA will also be discussed.
Sample Notes
Cost
- Lancaster University staff and postgraduates - £50
- External staff member from an academic institution on a NODE course - £120
- External Postgraduate research student from an academic institution on a NODE course - £60
- External participant from a non academic institution on a NODE course - £440
The course fees include all supporting documentation, refreshments and lunches.
Topics
In summary, the following topics will be covered:
- manipulation and management of data in the STATA environment
- summarising data numerically and graphically
- simple statistical procedures including formal tests of hypotheses of interest
- ANOVA, normal, logistic and Poisson Regression
- regression diagnostics
- log-linear models
Learning
Students will learn through the application of concepts and techniques covered in the course to real data sets. Students will be encouraged to examine issues of substantive interest in these studies.
Successful students will be able to:
- manipulate and manage data in the STATA environment
- summarise data numerically and graphically
- perform simple statistical procedures including formal tests of hypotheses of interest
- apply theoretical concepts
- identify and solve problems
- analyse data and interpret statistical output
- apply strategies for appropriate selection of information
