Data Management & Analysis Core
Sponsors:
UAB Center for Aging; Birmingham-Atlanta VA GRECC
Purpose:
To collaborate with investigators concerning data management needs and
statistical analysis approaches.
Services:
The services provided by the CSCF include:
- Conduct monthly data analysis seminars illustrating recent developments and applications
in research methodology and statistical analysis.
- Assist investigators with applications for extramural funding by generating power
estimates and developing appropriate analytic approaches for testing study hypotheses.
- Provide resources and expertise on data entry and data management systems including
teleform data entry methods and database design.
- Collaborate with investigators on research design issues, modern statistical analysis
procedures, and multivariate modeling approaches.
Opportunities for Faculty Involvement:
Faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and student trainees are encouraged to utilize our
services and to contribute relevant expertise to the DMAC. Our monthly seminars are
scheduled to coincide with the CFA Scientific Seminar Series, making attendance and
participation convenient for those who also attend the Scientific Seminar.
Titles of Selected Recent DMAC Seminar Presentations:
- Design Features that make the RCT the Bronze Standard for Informing Clinical Practice
- Is the Intention-to-Treat Model the Best Option for Handling Non-Compliance in RCTs?
- Use of Medicare Claims and SEER Cancer Registry Data in Health Services Research
- Internal Pilots and Power Adjustments for Controlled Clinical Trials
- Time-to-Event Methods for Evaluating Palliative Care Interventions
- Techniques for Handling and Imputing Missing Data
- Racial Differences in Health Care Utilization in a Sample of Medicare Beneficiaries
Primary Contact Person:
David L. Roth, Ph.D.
Professor of Biostatistics, Psychology, and Geriatric Medicine
Biostatistician, Birmingham/Atlanta VA GRECC
Director of the DMAC
(tel) (205) 934-4925
Other Leaders and Key Staff:
- Eric Bodner, Information Systems Specialist III, Center for Aging
- Olivio Clay, Program Manager, Department of Biostatistics
- Theresa McVie, Statistician, Department of Biostatistics
- David Redden, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biostatistics; GRECC Biostatistician