Any data analysis is only is good as the data on which it is based. This course will focus on the importance of high quality data and the skills required for effective data management, including collection, cleaning, auditing, and merging. Students will have hands-on experience with data sets. Examples of what can go wrong and how research can be complicated by or produce erroneous results due to poor quality data will be provided.

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