Applied Analysis of National Surveys for Health and Population Research
HPM 299
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Course Information
Description
This course provides an overview of existing data resources available to address research questions regarding clinical risk factors, treatment, outcomes and health policy. The course will cover a range of administrative, clinical, and survey databases commonly used in large database research, including the strengths and limitations of the different types of data. Special attention will be devoted to federal survey databases that are publicly available and readily usable by new investigators. Students will gain hands-on experience using Stata statistical software to obtain, create, manipulate, and analyze databases. Key statistical issues, including risk-adjustment and sampling weights, will be emphasized in the course. Students will develop a proposal for analyzing a specific research question using one of the publicly available databases, and analyze the database as part of a group project. Students will choose from one of several databases provided in the course. Prior experience with Stata is not assumed or required. This course is taught exclusively in Stata; SAS and R users are expected to learn Stata as part of this course.
Course Prerequisite(s): ID207 or [(BST201 or BST202&203 or BST206) and (EPI200 or EPI201 or EPI208 or EPI500 or EPI505)]. All prerequisites can be taken concurrently.
Preference is given to PCE degree students and then PCE non-degree students. PCE students will be automatically enrolled and non-degree students have priority in petition approvals.
Class Notes
Enrollment Requirements
ID207 or [(BST201 or BST202&203 or BST206) and (EPI200 or EPI201 or EPI208 or EPI500 or EPI505)]. All prerequisites can be taken concurrently.
Preference is given to PCE degree students and then PCE non-degree students. PCE students will automatically be enrolled and non-degree students have priority in petition approvals
THIS CLASS HAS PRIORITY ENROLLMENT
Priority Wave Groups
Wave 1 | PCE Students & CLE Students
Wave 2 | Wave 1 + HSPH Degree Students
Wave 3 | Waves 1 and 2 + Approved Petitioners
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Priority Wave Timing
Wave 1 | 5/14/2026 11:00 AM - 5/24/2026 11:59 PM
Wave 2 | 5/25/2026 12:00 AM - 5/27/2026 11:59 PM
Wave 3 | 5/28/2026 12:00 AM - Enrollment Deadline (varies by session)
Any student who does not meet the Wave 1 or Wave 2 criteria can add themselves to the waitlist (if enrollment requirements are met) at any time during the enrollment period. At the beginning of each priority wave, students on the waitlist who meet the Wave’s criteria will be automatically enrolled into any remaining seats in the course (pending no time conflicts)
Not Available for Cross Registration
