LibGuides: WHSL Public Health: Statistical Tools

Getting Statistical Help at Faculty of Health Sciences

Statistical consultations for registered health sciences students are available from the PG Hub at the Faculty of Health Sciences on Tuedsdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 13:00-17:00 (no booking necessary). The PG Hub is opposite the cafeteria on Level 4 in the Medical School foyer.

South African Statistics

SA Census 2011
Mid-Year population Estimates 2011
From Stats SA
Find Statistics Online
From Stats SA

Tutorials

Introduction to STATA (PDF)
PDF from Syracuse University Library
Introduction to STATA (Web)
From University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Carolina Population Center
Basic STATA Commands
PDF from Syracuse University Library
STATA Starter Kit
From UCLA IDRE (Institute for Digital Research and Education)
Using STATA for Regression Analysis
From UCLA IDRE (Institute for Digital Research and Education)
STATA FAQs
UCLA Stata Tutorial
This tutorial is prepared by IDRE (Institute for Digital Research and Education) at UCLA. It has a Starter Kit for beginners, and also topics for a range of data analysis models.

International Statistics and Datasets

See also sources listed under the Grey Literature tab.

Global Health Data Exchange Data Sets (GHDx)
From the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
United Nation Statistics
Millenium Development Goals Indicators