Requirements

• Students and professionals should have a basic understanding of data manipulation and analysis. Familiarity with the Stata programming language would also be advantageous for participants to fully engage with the course content. However
• this may not be necessary as the course is in itself a tutorial on how to do programming using STATA Language.
• The course is also geared toward university students and professionals in various disciplines interested in gaining proficiency in Stata to enhance their research and data analysis skills and prepare them for future academic and professional opportunities.

Description

Course Overview:

Embark on a comprehensive online course tailored to elevate researchers' technical proficiency in processing and analyzing raw household survey data using Stata programming.

Explore the significance of data standardization, integration techniques, and best practices for harmonizing datasets from diverse sources exclusively with Stata.

Acquire practical skills through hands-on examples and exercises to excel in data manipulation, cleaning, and analysis using Stata programming.

Course Duration:

Delve into 25.5 hours of content spread across nine online modules, encompassing a wide range of topics from agricultural household models to setting up complex survey designs—all taught through the lens of Stata programming.

Key Learning Objectives:

Enhance technical skills in data processing and analysis through Stata programming.

Advocate for data standardization to enhance analysis and comparability.

Facilitate seamless data integration from various sources for robust research datasets.

Learn to calculate poverty estimates using consumption aggregates derived from the Paasche Price Index and Adult Equivalent Factors with Stata programming.

Who Should Enroll:

This course is ideal for researchers, students pursuing degrees in Economics, Statistics, Public Health, and Social Sciences (Sociology, Psychology, and Political Science focusing on human behavior), as well as academicians and professionals in social and applied sciences. Those seeking to advance their research skills and leverage insights from large survey datasets for policy-making, program evaluations, and decision-making processes will benefit significantly from this Stata-focused course.

Embark on this educational journey to unlock the full potential of advanced integrated household survey data processing with Stata programming at the forefront!

Who this course is for:

• University Students: Both undergraduate and graduate students pursuing degrees (e.g.
• Bachelors
• Masters
• and PhD) in fields such as economics
• statistics
• public health
• social sciences
• and other related disciplines.
• Researchers: Professionals involved in research projects who need to work with large household survey data to inform policy decisions and achieve development goals.
• Economists: Individuals working in economic research
• policy analysis
• and development projects who utilize Stata for data analysis and modelling.
• Statisticians: Professionals specializing in statistical analysis and data interpretation who seek to enhance their skills in handling complex survey data using Stata.
• Public Health Professionals: Those working in the field of public health research
• epidemiology
• and health policy analysis who rely on Stata for analyzing health-related data from household surveys.
• Social Scientists: Researchers in social sciences such as sociology
• anthropology
• and political science who use Stata for data analysis in their studies on human behavior
• society
• and politics.