The problem: while packages for reading in SAS datasets into R exist, they do not many formats, especially custom formats. Hence, a user must manually enter those in R. This becomes particularly onerous with survey datasets involving custom Likert scales. Solution: SAS-R scripte. This handy script from an anonymous contributor generates R code to set… Read More
Abstract: In a survey on software used to manage statistics consulting projects and billing, we received responses from 38 statistics and biostatistics departments. Of these, 31.2 % of departments reported no system for tracking projects and 34.2% reported no software in use for billing; 39.5% of departments used some combination of a REDCap/Google/Microsoft Form to capture client/project information; 8 organizations (21.1%) use… Read More
The Julia package Pluto makes it easy to write “reactive notebooks” that intersperse code with text, figures, and interactive elements. They have been used for teaching, blog posts and data analysis reports. Below we present some interactive Pluto notebooks developed by UTHSC researchers. At the moment they are hosted on Binder and may take a… Read More
Written by Sarah Ashley Bloch | July 17, 2019 The Tennessee Clinical and Translational Science Institute (TN-CTSI), the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s newest research institute, recently awarded four pilot grants to collaborative research groups in support of new projects aimed at addressing the most-pressing health needs in the Southern United States. The 2019 TN-CTSI Pilot… Read More
Faculty and staff from the BERD Unit at the TN-CTSI at UTHSC have contributed a project on local COVID-19 data. In addition to generating static graphics on the disease severity in the region, researchers have also created interactive web-based maps using RShiny. These maps allow users to Zoom in precisely on any region of the… Read More
Enhancing Statistical Methods in Grants and Papers Seminar Slides (PDF) Time: June 4th 12:00-1:00PM Location: Simulation Building Room 102 Presented by Saunak Sen, PhD Enhancing Statistical Methods in Grants and Papers Modern biomedical research relies heavily on statistical reasoning and data analysis. Journal and research grant reviewers are increasingly examining the statistical analysis sections more closely. … Read More
The-Perfect-Doctor-TN-CTSI-2019-05-28-handout Time: May 28th 12:00-1:00PM Location: Simulation Building Room 102 Presented by Fridtjof Thomas, PhD The Perfect Doctor: An introduction to Causal Inference Consider a Perfect Doctor that has the magical ability to pick from two treatments always the one that is better for each given patient. Can we learn about treatment effects by observing the… Read More
Please click below for the slides from Dr. Saunak Sen’s presentation May 21st, 2019. Multiple Comparisons and the Falsefdr Discovery Rate
Please see below the slides from the seminar on May 15th, 2019 by Fridtjof Thomas. Seminar Slides Bayesian Approach to Data AnalysisBayesian-Approach-TN-CTSI-2019-05-14-handout
Please see below for the sides from Dr. Sen’s seminar discussion. p-value-discussion
