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Trend analyses

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Sunday, November 16, 2014 : 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Marty Krapcho, BS , Information Management Services, Inc, Calverton, MD
The purpose of this presentation is to provide an overview of trends analyses by using SEER*Stat and other statistical tools. Participants will determine when changes in trends occur by using Joinpoint to analyze data exported from SEER*Stat.

Learning Areas:

Assessment of individual and community needs for health education
Biostatistics, economics
Diversity and culture
Epidemiology

Learning Objectives:
Explain how Joinpoint software can be used to examine trends in age-adjusted incidence rates. Describe how the SEER*Stat software can be used to calculate the annual percent change in rates

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I've been a user of the SEER*Stat software for the past 14 years. Over that time I've been using the software for the production of published statistics, and providing training for SEER*Stat. This includes training at the 2008, 2011, and 2013 APHA meetings.
Any relevant financial relationships? Yes

Name of Organization Clinical/Research Area Type of relationship
IMS, Inc. Software development and data analysis Employment (includes retainer)

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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