In partnership with the NIH Clinical Center's Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology Service (BCES), the NIH Library is offering this two-part online training for non-statisticians interested in understanding the basic, intuitive thinking behind the two schools of statistical inference: frequentist (known as classical) and Bayesian.
Data Services
The NIH Library's Data Services program provides classes on a variety of topics related to managing, analyzing, and visualizing data. The list below includes Data Services classes in our course catalog. Click the title of the class to view any upcoming sessions.
Taming Messy Data: Practical R Wrangling with the Tidyverse
This one and a half hour online training equips participants with powerful data wrangling techniques using R and the tidyverse ecosystem. The tidyverse is a cohesive ecosystem of R packages designed to make data science workflows more intuitive and efficient through consistent syntax and design principles. Designed for both beginners and those looking to refine their skills, this training addresses the challenges posed by messy datasets.
By the end of this training, attendees will be able to
Tips for Getting Started with SAS Training
This one-hour online training will cover how to sign up and access complimentary SAS training resources available to NIH and HHS employees. The instructor will demonstrate how to enroll in recommended SAS 9.4 trainings.
By the end of this training, attendees will be able to:
Enroll in recommended SAS 9.4 trainings
Working with Large Datasets in SAS: Tips, Tricks, and Best Practices
This one-hour online training, provided by a presenter from SAS, will review general best coding practices for SAS 9.4 that, when processing large data, will speed up performance.
By the end of this training, attendees will be able to:
Identify best practices in using PROC SQL and DATA Step in working with large data