Welch Medical Library Guides: Data Resources for Health & Medical Research: Data Tools

Guide to Tools and Resources

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Biostatistics Help @ JH
Data Collection Tools
Open Source Tools
SAFE Desktop @ JH
Software Packages

Biostatistics Help @ JH

The Johns Hopkins Biostatistics Center provides consulting on biostatistical issues related to the effective collection and interpretation of health information.

The Biostatistics Center for Clinical and Translational Research provides consultations to faculty on biostatistics issues related to the effective collection and interpretation of health infromation.

Data Collection Tools

Qualtrics @ JH
Qualtrics is the world’s leading enterprise survey company, used by 1,300 colleges and universities worldwide, including every major university in the United States. Qualtrics makes it easy to create and distribute engaging surveys. To create an account see instructions at https://ictrweb.johnshopkins.edu/ictr/connection/som_qualtrics.cfm
REDCap @ JH
REDCap is a mature, secure web application for building and managing online surveys and databases. Using REDCap’s stream-lined process for rapidly developing projects, you may create and design projects using the online method from your web browser using the Online Designer and/or the offline method by constructing a ‘data dictionary’ template file in Microsoft Excel, which can be later uploaded into REDCap. Both surveys and databases (or a mixture of the two) can be built using these methods.

Open Source Tools

Open Science Framework
Open Science Framework is an open source tool that allows management of multiple projects and provides a workflow that connects the entire research cycle.
R
R is an open source language and software environment for statistical computing and graphics. Use in conjunction with R Studio.
RStudio
Inspired by the innovations of R users in science, education, and industry, RStudio develops free and open tools for R and enterprise-ready professional products for teams to scale and share work.

SAFE Desktop @ JH

SAFE, the Secure Analytic Framework Environment (formerly called the Secure Data Desktop/SDD) is a virtual desktop that provides Johns Hopkins Medicine investigators (whether engaged in research or other data-intensive activities) with a secure environment to analyze and share sensitive data with colleagues.

SAFE is installed with productivity software such as Microsoft Word and Excel, as well as statistical software, including NVIVO, SAS, Stata, R, R Studio, and Python. Other software applications can be installed for investigators willing to cover the licensing fees.

Anyone with a JHED ID can request a SAFE Desktop. To request a SAFE for your study team, please go to the ICTR SAFE Desktop page.

Software Packages

Some of these tools are available through the Johns Hopkins IT Software Catalog.

ArcGIS
Make and share beautiful maps, and do everything in between. Maps, apps, analytics, administration, and collaboration: you can do it all with ArcGIS Online.
NVIVO
NVIVO is one of the most powerful and popular qualitative data analysis tools. Johns Hopkins School of Medicine has a subscription of NVIVO through SAFE Desktop. To get an account of SAFE, please consult the information on how to get account of SAFE on the above section.
SPSS Statistics Premium
The IBM SPSS Statistics Premium Edition helps data analysts, planners, forecasters, survey researchers, program evaluators and database marketers – among others – to easily accomplish tasks at every phase of the analytical process. It includes a broad array of fully integrated Statistics capabilities and related products for specialized analytical tasks across the enterprise. The software will improve productivity significantly and help achieve superior results for specific projects.
STATA
Stata statistical software is a complete, integrated statistical software package that provides everything you need for data analysis, data management, and graphics. Stata is not sold in modules, which means you get everything you need in one package.
Tableau
Tableau helps you make databases and spreadsheets understandable to all.

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