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Understanding Data

Selected resources are in pdf format to make reading and printing easier. You may need to download the free software Adobe Reader to access them.

• Statistical Primer 1 - Adjusted Rates (PDF)
• Statistical Primer 2 - Problems with Population Bases (PDF)
• Statistical Primer 3 - Graphs and Data Displays (PDF)
• Statistical Primer 4 - Guide for a Community Health Diagnosis (PDF)
• Statistical Primer 5 - Sampling and Measurement Error, Part 1: Sampling Errors (PDF)
• Statistical Primer 6 - Sampling and Measurement Error, Part 2: Errors in Vital Rates (PDF)
• Statistical Primer 7 - Questionnaire Design (PDF)
• Statistical Primer 8 - The Measurement of Attributable Risk: A Useful Tool for Health Administrators (PDF)
• Statistical Primer 9 - A Directory of Health Data Published by The State Center for Health Statistics (PDF)
• Statistical Primer 10 - The Paradox of Percent Changes in Total vs. Category-Specific Rates (PDF)
• Statistical Primer 11 - Evaluation of Health Data for Hispanics in North Carolina (PDF)
• Statistical Primer 12 (Revised August 2008) - Problems with Rates Based on Small Numbers (PDF)
• Statistical Primer 13 (Revised August 2008) - Age-Adjusted Death Rates (PDF)
• Statistical Primer 14 - Matched Live Birth/Infant Death Files (PDF)
• Statistical Primer 15 - Mapping Mortality and Morbidity Rates (PDF)
• Statistical Primer 16 - The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) (PDF)
• Statistical Primer 17 - Understanding Different Population Data Sources and Their Impact on Vital Statistics Rates (PDF)
• Statistical Primer 18 - The North Carolina Child Health Assessment and Monitoring Program: Survey Methodology and Data Collection (PDF)
• Statistical Primer 19 - Revisions to the North Carolina Birth Certificate and Their Impact on Tracking Maternal and Infant Health Data (PDF)
• How to Open a Web Document in Excel

The Publications Glossary includes definitions of technical and non-technical terms commonly used in publications and reports of the North Carolina Center for Health Statistics. Formulas are listed with their respective definitions.

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