Course abstract

The primary objective of this module is to enable learners to handle various large-scale complex health survey database for detailed analysis. The latest statistical software, like SPSS and STATA, will be employed in explaining these concepts, as stated in the module. This will be practically oriented. The module covers the topics from understanding health related variables and the data available, their collection, tabulation, and analysis. The data analysis will be performed on various real-life data (both quantitative and qualitative), which is crucial to any research. This also gives hands-on experience in conducting a primary survey. Topics include familiarization with unit-level data, particularly NSSO, NFHS and IHDS. Also, collection, prerequisites, descriptive and inferential statistics, data analysis using SPSS and STATA, analysis of qualitative variables, handling longitudinal (panel) data, and health policy evaluation etc.