Orientation to EXCEL /
Capturing data
Martina Mueller, Ph.D.
CON
July 28-30, 2010
Collecting data
• What to look for when collecting data?
Suppose:
• looking at intensive care patients
• 4 intensive care units (Med-A, Med-B,
Sur-A, Sur-B)
• Variables collected: age, race/ethnicity,
gender, primary diagnosis, length in ICU,
BP
Collecting data
*Kaplan JB, Bennett T. Use of Race and Ethnicity in Biomedical Publication. JAMA; 289(20):2709-2716; 2009.
Collecting data
Free Tutorials
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http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/training/CR010047968.aspx
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