Data Management and Preparing for Statistical Consultation - 9/25/2023

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This workshop helps participants prepare their data for analysis and be able to answer questions about their data that a statistician will likely ask when providing consultation.

At the end of the workshop the participants will be able to:

Collect data;
Set up data files;
Enter data into data files;
Check and clean data prior to analysis;
Compare my sample to my population;
Address statistical issues discussed during consultation with a statistician (e.g., Type I & II errors, power, effect sizes).

Recordings will be made available for viewing following the completion of each workshop. Viewing of recordings may not be substituted for participation in live workshops.

This workshop is a part of the MERC Virtual Workshop 2023 - Series 2.

Chachi Fung (Moderator)

Cha-Chi Fung received her PhD in Educational Psychology from USC Rossier School of Education in 2003. Her career in medical education started while working as a research assistant in the Department of Medical Education at the School of Medicine of USC from 1999-2003. After graduation, Dr. Fung worked as an assistant professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine of UCLA for 7 years before going back to USC to be the Director of Research in Medical Education. She’s currently one of the Vice-Chairs of the Department of Medical Education at Keck School of Medicine of USC and the Assistant Dean for Research and Scholarship in Medical Education at Keck School of Medicine of USC. She directs the research arm of their Master of Academic Medicine degree program and is also a faculty member in the AAMC Medical Education Research Certificate (MERC) program. At the national level, she’s served as the Western regional representative of the AAMC Medical Education Scholarship Research and Evaluation (MESRE) Section and the Chair for the Western Group on Educational Affairs (WGEA). She’s currenting serving as a member of the Research in Medical Education (RIME) Planning Committee at AAMC. Dr. Fung’s primary research interest is in student performance assessment.