Using Survival Analysis with Secondary Administrative Data: A Conceptual Introduction

• In Event: 1-009 - Advanced Analytics for Large, Secondary, and Open Source Data

Abstract

Health and social service agencies that serve children use administrative data to document their work, quantify their outcomes, and plan their future activities. Through instruction, interpretation of results, and discussion, participants in this workshop will understand some of the ways that survival analysis is uniquely suited to answer empirical questions using administrative data. Amanda Gatewood, MPH, PhD (expected March 2018) will lead this an interactive, multidisciplinary, conceptual introduction to survival analysis using secondary administrative data.

The workshop will begin by providing instruction in conceptual basics of survival analysis. Participants will work on groups to brainstorm a list of future research questions from their experiences and data that could be answered using survival analysis. Participants will learn to interpret results and visuals from example survival analyses.

The workshop will facilitate discussions about dissemination of results to lay audiences and policymakers interested in child development. Participants will be encouraged to collaborate across disciplines and sectors to continue conversations about using survival analysis with secondary and open-source data. The workshop will conclude by providing instructional resources for self-study in survival analyses using common statistical software.

By the end of the session, participants will be able to:
• Define survival analysis, identify research questions suited to survival analysis, and list the steps necessary to undertake survival analyses
• Interpret survival analysis results for cross-disciplinary academic audiences, diverse stakeholders, and the general public
• Access additional instructional resources to continue learning about survival analysis

Author

• Amanda K. Gatewood, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
  Presenting Author