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Dissertation Resources
Statistical Support
- BECS Quick ClinicThe BECS Quick Clinic, offered by the Biostatistics and Epidemiology Consulting Service (BECS), is a free resource available to GW PhD and DrPH students who have statistical questions connected with their dissertations on health topics. The purpose of the Quick Clinic is to handle health-related statistical and data management questions that can typically be answered within a one-hour session.
- Statistical SoftwareCheck here to see which software programs are available to you on campus and in the Virtual Computer Lab.
Avoiding Plagiarim
- TurnitinChecks students' work for proper citation and potential plagiarism.
- Plagiarism CheckerFree site allows instructors to copy & paste text and check for similar language on the web.
- APA Blog: Principles of Good Writing: Avoiding PlagiarismProduced by APA
Major Sources for Data and Statistics
Datasets
- AHRQ: Data and Survey
- AHRQ: HCUPnet
- Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)
- AHRQ: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
- CDC: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
Directories
- CDC
- CDC: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
- AHRQ: Data and Surveys
- CDC: Data and Statistics
- DHHS: Directory of Health and Human Services Data Resources
Global Health Data
- African Medical & Research Foundation (AMREF)
- Australian Bureau of Statistics
- Centre for International Health
- Global Health Council
Factors Associated with Health and Quality of Life
- America's Health Ranking
- CDC: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
- CDC: Health, United States
- CDC: US Physical Activity Statistics
- Healthy People 2010 Information Access Project
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Statistics
- CDC: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
- CDC: Public Health Information Network
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- ChildStats.gov
- Data Resource Center (DRC) for Child and Adolescent Health
- Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
- March of Dimes PeriStats
- Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
- Portrait of Women & Girls in the Washington Metropolitan Area
Indicators of Wellness and Disease
- CDC: Diseases and Conditions
- CDC: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
- Healthy People 2010 Information Access Project
- NCHS: Fastats
- NCHS: Health, United States
- State Health Department Websites
Access to Care
- AHA: Data and Statistics
- AHRQ: Data and Surveys
- AHRQ: Health Care Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)
- AHRQ: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
- Adam Sacarney (2020) CMS Hospital Cost Report (HCRIS) Data 2000-2019. Downloadable dataset including the number of ICU beds available in every state for the period 2000-2019
Tutorials
Books on Research
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, Eighth Edition by Call Number: LB2369 .T8 2013ISBN: 9780226816388Publication Date: 2013-03-28
Guide to the Successful Thesis and Dissertation by Call Number: LB2369 .M377 2003ISBN: 0824742885Publication Date: 2003-05-29
Health Research Design and Methodology by Call Number: R850 .H38 1990ISBN: 0849346274Publication Date: 1990-08-27
Customized data table generators
Current Population Survey Table Creator. Lets you create quick tabulations of CPS data 2003 to 2008: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/cps/data/data-tools.html
MEPS Table Generator. Lets you create quick tabulations from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey household component: http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/MEPSnetHC.jsp
BRFSS Web-enabled Analysis Tool. Lets you run quick crosstabs and logistic regression, using BRFSS data: https://nccd.cdc.gov/weat/#/
Vital Statistics Data. Access existing tables or quickly tabulate national, state and sometimes county vital statistics data: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/VitalStats.htm
NHQR and NHDR Query Systems. Access certain statistics on quality and health care disparities: http://nhqrnet.ahrq.gov/inhqrdr/
Medicaid Statistical Information System Datamart. Tool to analyze state-specific information on Medicaid enrollment and expenditures: https://www.cms.gov/Research-Statistics-Data-and-Systems/Computer-Data-and-Systems/MedicaidDataSourcesGenInfo/index.html
SAMHSA Data. Provides access to a variety of data sets related to substance use (and mental health), but a little cumbersome to use. : https://www.samhsa.gov/data/data-we-collect/samhda-substance-abuse-and-mental-health-data-archive/
PolicyMap. Online mapping tool that overlays statistical data from a vairety of sources in communities across the US, with links to the data tables from which the information was drawn. https://guides.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/PolicyMap
Neighborhood Atlas - showing the Area Deprivation Index rating by zip code, can be used to identify income disparities https://www.neighborhoodatlas.medicine.wisc.edu/
Bloedorn Technology Center
Qualiative Methodologies
Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design by Call Number: Book Stacks H61 .C73 2013ISBN: 9781412995306Publication Date: 2012-03-14
Qualitative Research by Call Number: Book Stacks LB1028 .M396 2009ISBN: 0470283548Publication Date: 2009-04-06
Sample Software Programs
- SAS - statistical package for analyzing quantitative data.
- SPSS - statistical package for analyzing quantitative data.
- NVivo – software to support qualitative research.
- Atlas.ti - tool for the qualitative analysis of large bodies of textual materials.
- Stata - statistical package for analyzing quantitative data.
- ArcGIS - an integrated package of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software for mapping, spatial analysis, and data management
