SW 628 Applied Secondary Data Analysis
This course will introduce doctoral students to the advantages and challenges of answering research questions using secondary data analysis. It will incorporate issues such as validity and operationalization, as well as data analytic issues, such as the use of sampling weights and incorporating complex survey design. In the course, students will examine publicly available secondary data in the field of social work and evaluate these data according to standards of representativeness, alignment with research questions and populations of interest, and level of analysis. Students will apply course content to design, execute, and share thoughtful data analysis, appropriate to their level of statistical training.
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