FIRE0041 Basics of register data analysis (1 cr)

• These basic skills are practiced using statistical software Stata.
• The course consists of video lectures and independently completed hands-on exercises on processing register data (the exercises are supported by online tutoring sessions).

• Importing and browsing data (e.g., using the data browser, tabulating variable values, sorting data based on variable values, and calculating descriptive statistics of variables).
• Editing data to make it suitable for statistical analysis (e.g., inspecting and editing missing or incorrectly coded variable values, changing variable types, and creating new variables based on existing variables).
• Performing simple statistical analyses (e.g., cross-tabulations, correlation coefficients, and simple OLS regressions).

This is an optional course of the study module ‘Introduction to Register-based Research in Finland (5–6 ECTS)’.

• Previous knowledge of quantitative research methods. Basics of data management (preferably using Stata).
• Ability to read articles that have used standard statistical methods (such as regression analyses or other advanced quantitative methods) and interpret the results.