New Videos from NCI: Merging HINTS Data for Statistical Analysis

New Videos from NCI: Merging HINTS Data for Statistical Analysis

National Cancer Institute sent this bulletin at 10/29/2018 02:07 PM EDT

How to Merge HINTS Data Part 1 - Benefits of Merging and Setting Your Data Up 10/26/2018 Learn how to merge HINTS data for statistical analysis. Dr. Rick Moser, lead HINTS methodologist at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), narrates a series of videos that demonstrate how to merge data from the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS). In this first video, he explains the benefits of merging two or more sets of HINTS data and gives an overview of what to do within the SAS software to merge and analyze the data. HINTS, part of the NCI Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, collects data about the use of cancer-related information by the American public. hints.cancer.gov/about-hints/learn-more-about-hints.aspx How to Merge HINTS Data Part 2 - Creating Indicator Variables and Assigning Value Labels 10/26/2018 In this second video, Dr. Moser explains how to create indicator variables and assign value labels to distinguish between two or more survey iterations. How to Merge HINTS Data Part 3 - Creating a Merged Dataset and Verifying Your Data 10/26/2018 In this third video, Dr. Moser explains how to create a new, merged data set from two or more survey iterations and verify all the data is accounted for in the new set. How to Merge HINTS Data Part 4 Running Analyses After Merging Your Data 10/26/2018 In this fourth video, Dr. Moser explains how to run a quick statistical analysis after creating a merged data set from two or more survey iterations. How to Merge HINTS Data Part 5 - Advanced Analyses and Dealing with Missing Data 10/26/2018 In this fifth and final video, Dr. Moser performs a more advanced statistical analysis and explains how to handle missing data. hints.cancer.gov/about-hints/learn-more-about-hints.aspx