Meta-analysis using Stata®Last update: July 5, 2009Organizer: Metrika ConsultingDate: Saturday October 17, 2009 Place: Stockholm Language: English Deadline: Sign up before October 10, 2009 Cancellation policy: If you have signed up and need to cancel, you do not need to pay any fee if you cancel more than 11 days before the course starts (the dead-line for signing up). You will need to pay half the fee if you cancel less than 11 days before the course starts. Price: 3000 SEK, excl. VAT. Registration: Just write an email to Metrika Consulting Instructor: Nicola Orsini The National Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. Phone: +46 8 52487837 Course descriptionThe aim of this course is to provide an overview of methods to perform meta-analysis using Stata. We will cover Stata commands for a variety of tasks: data preparation and input, fixed and random-effect models, forest plots (publication quality graph), heterogeneity across studies, publications bias, sensitivity analysis, meta-regression models and dose-response trend analysis.ParticipantsThe course is intended for anyone who wishes or needs to use Stata® for meta-analysis of medical literature. No previous knowledge of Stata or of statistics is required, although familiarity with Microsoft Windows will be assumed. Students will gain the familiarity with Stata by practicing.Preliminary outline of the courseMorning session
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9:00 - 12:00 Morning Session 12:00 - 13:00 Lunch 13:00 - 16:00 Afternoon Session The students will have their hands on a keyboard with Stata running troughout the learning sessions. Each learning session will give equal weight to tutorials and practical exercises. Course materialLecture notes, datasets, exercises, and solutions will be available over the internet for the students. |