Transcript Document

PH 241: Lecture 1
Nicholas P. Jewell
University of California Berkeley
January 18, 2006
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Websites
 Courseweb:
 courseweb.berkeley.edu/courseweb/pub/
courses/2006/SP/PB+HLTH/241/001
 Main class website:
 socrates.berkeley.edu/~jewell/
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Course Support
 GSIs
 Irena Stijacic
 Ori Stitelman
 Labs
 Implementing ideas in STATA
 Discussing lectures and assignments
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Assignments
 Reading—pay attention to the website
 Assignment usually once a week
 See website for details
 Due on Fridays by 3pm
 Drop off and collect in boxes in Haviland
basement
 No late work accepted
 Solutions are available at book website
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Binary Outcome Data
Binary Outcome
Explanatory Factors
Use of Mental Health Services in
2005
Costs of mental health visit, sex
Moved Residence in 2005
Family size, family income
Low birthweight of newborn
Health insurance status of
mother, marital status of mother
Vote Republican in 2004 election
Parental voting pattern, sex
Health insurance coverage
Place of birth, marital status
Employment status in 2005
Education level
Choice of transportation to work
Income
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Issues Related to Application Area
 Study design
 Randomized?
 Causality/association
 Definition of binary outcome
 Extensions
 Longitudinal observations (PH 242C)
 More than 2 categories
• Ordered categories?
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Other Issues
 Statistical Art in addition to
Statistical Science
 Case studies
 WCGS (CHD--men)
 Coffee drinking and pancreatic cancer
 Spontaneous abortion history and CHD
(women)
 Titanic
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