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Secondary Data Analysis

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
1/26/26 - 5/13/26
Mo 1p.m. – 3:30p.m.		 Wheatley-Peters W04-0141 3 $2657 (guest students)
Date
1/26/26 - 5/13/26
Time
Mo 1p.m. – 3:30p.m.
Location
Wheatley-Peters W04-0141
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$2657 (guest students)

Description

This course will explore the use and limits of large national databases for the conduct of nursing and health policy research. Students will master accessing, downloading, and analyzing data from large data sets. Students will identify a testable research question and develop an analytic file to be used for analysis. Data used for this class are drawn from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization project (HCUP), 2000 Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS).

Guest registration opens January 12

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Course Details

Session

Regular Academic Session

Class Dates

1/26/2026 - 5/13/2026

Location

Wheatley-Peters W04-0141

Enrolled / Capacity

2 / 15

Status

Closed

Instructor

To be Announced

Tuition*

$2657 (guest students)

* The tuition estimate is based on minimum, single-course cost to a new student who is a Massachusetts resident and not enrolled in a multi-course program. State residency, online/in person modality, and matriculation to a degree program may affect cost.

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