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Stata I: Introduction to Stata 2010

Course Details
Course Title: Stata I: Introduction to Stata
Dates:

19-20 April 2010
10-11 June 2010
24-25 August 2010
13-14 October 2010
Time:  Day 1: 9.00am - 5.00pm 
Day 2: 9.00am - 1.00pm 
Venue: Room 432, 4th Floor, School of Population Health, 207 Bouverie Street, Carlton
Duration:  1.5 days
Fee: $140.00 for internal applicants**
$475.00 for external applicants
$300.00 for external full-time students 
Details:

The course aims to cover the most commonly used Stata commands.  Participants will be shown how to enter and import data into Stata, inspect the data, produce descriptive statistics, change data and create new variables, create simple graphs, save results and data, and use Stata's extensive online help.  Participants will learn techniques for organising their work efficiently in Stata.

Prerequisites
The course is designed for beginning researchers but it assumes familiarity with:

  • Computer file management within Microsoft Windows, e.g. how to recognise different file types by their extensions and how to move files between directories (N.B. although Stata is available for other platforms such as Macintosh, the courses are windows-based).
  • Elementary statistics, e.g. at the level of CEBU's workshop (3 half-days) Introduction to Biostatistics.
Materials supplied:  Getting Started with Stata manual, and a full set of course notes 
Participants to supply:  Not applicable
Refreshments:   Morning and afternoon tea will be provided
Payment
Internal participants: Please organise with your admin/finance person to arrange transfer of funds from your cost centre to CM68092.  Send a copy of the internal transfer request along with the registration form.
Payment by cheque: Please make cheque payable to the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute and forward with registration form.
Payment by credit card: Please complete details on the registration form
Enquiries

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Donna De Sair
Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics Unit (CEBU)
Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
The Royal Children's Hospital
Flemington Road
PARKVILLE  VIC  3052
T: 9345 6368
F: 9345 6000
E: donna.desair@mcri.edu.au

** Fee applies to staff from MCRI, RCH, DOP & SPH only

 

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