R-sig-teaching Digest, Vol 59, Issue 9 - R-SIG-teaching

Nicholas Horton · 2013-02-07T13:43:26Z

> Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2013 13:38:28 -0700 > From: Allen Cornelius > To: "r-sig-teaching at r-project.org" > Subject: [R-sig-teaching] Data sets for teaching advanced stats with R > > Knowledgable group, > > I am in the process of designing an advanced statistics class for doctoral level clinical psychology students. Their background in basic statistical concepts is OK, but they have little exposure to statistical software. I am look

Nicholas Horton

Thu, Feb 7, 2013 5:43 AM #

Allen,

You might be interested in checking out the HELP study dataset, which is included as part of the "mosaic" package in R as well as in a variety of formats from the book "SAS and R: Data Management, Statistical Analysis and Graphics" book website at http://www.math.smith.edu/sasr/datasets.php.

This includes deidentified data from a randomized trial of n=470 subjects recruited from a detox center in Boston who were randomized to usual care or an intervention to link them to primary care.  Approximately 200 variables are measured at each of baseline, 6 months, 12 month, 18 month and 24 month follow up.  There are a variety of sociobehavioral, health, and health services questions which can be addressed.

The complete set of instruments can be downloaded from http://www.math.smith.edu/help.

Nick

Nicholas Horton 
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Smith College
Clark Science Center, Northampton, MA 01063-0001
http://www.math.smith.edu/~nhorton