September 18-19, 2006 – Denver, Colorado Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development More than #s and %s: Advanced Analysis and Modeling of HMIS Data Tatjana Meschede, Ph.D., Center for Social Policy, UMass Boston David Patterson, Ph.D., College of Social Work The University of Tennessee Jon Paul Oliva, GIS Consultant

September 18-19, Denver, Colorado Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development 2 Overview Learning Objectives Introduction to multivariate analyses Conducting and interpreting multivariate analyses Conducting spatial analysis with Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

September 18-19, Denver, Colorado Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development 3 Learning Objectives To show how geographical analyses can be fruitfully applied to HMIS data To show how basic statistical techniques can be used to quantify correlations among HMIS data elements. To learn about the software available to perform various analyses and their possibilities and limitations.

September 18-19, Denver, Colorado Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development 4 Where have we been, where can we go? 1 st HMIS conference: Very few attendants at research presentation 2 nd HMIS conference: The room was filled 3 rd HMIS conference: Time to think beyond basic analyses

September 18-19, Denver, Colorado Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development 5 Why did you come to this workshop? Your experience with HMIS data collection Your experience with HMIS data analyses Your experience with HMIS data reporting Other?