1. Orientation to EXCEL / Capturing data CON July 28-30, 2010 Martina Mueller, Ph.D.

2. Collecting data Suppose: looking at intensive care patients looking at intensive care patients 4 intensive care units (Med-A, Med-B, Sur-A, Sur-B) 4 intensive care units (Med-A, Med-B, Sur-A, Sur-B) Variables collected: age, race/ethnicity, gender, primary diagnosis, length in ICU, BP Variables collected: age, race/ethnicity, gender, primary diagnosis, length in ICU, BP What to look for when collecting data? What to look for when collecting data?

3. Collecting data *Kaplan JB, Bennett T. Use of Race and Ethnicity in Biomedical Publication. JAMA; 289(20):2709-2716; 2009.

4. Collecting data

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