Data Management and Statistics Core

核心C的目标是：(A)便利为项目1-4获取数据和项目具体数据，(B)开发工具和程序以确保和监测所有收集的数据的准确性和保密性，(C)开发工具和程序以协助首席调查员、执行委员会和科学咨询委员会对德克萨斯学习障碍中心进行科学监督和管理，(D)通过最先进的计算机网络促进调查人员之间的数据交流和共享，(E)提供对项目1-4假设的统计分析，以及(F)与调查人员合作，对当前项目以及可能涉及当前项目的数据和先前授标中收集的数据的项目进行跨项目综合分析。大卫·弗朗西斯博士是一位经验丰富的方法学家，他是核心主任。他将监督Core C的所有活动，与其他经验丰富的方法学家(Stueking、Cirino、Roberts)密切合作，建立数据库，监督质量控制，并进行统计分析。德克萨斯测量、评估和统计研究所(TIMES)的资源非常丰富，中心将获得这些资源。核心有能力进行复杂的数据管理和复杂的统计分析，在这一领域有既定的记录。所有项目出版物都反映了过去5年使用核心C进行数据管理和分析的情况。

The objectives of Core C are to (a) facilitate acquisition of data and project specific data for Projects 1-4, (b) develop tools and procedures for ensuring and monitoring the accuracy and confidentiality of all collected data, (c) develop tools and procedures to aid the Principal Investigator, the Executive Committee, and the Scientific Advisory Board in providing scientific oversight and administration of the Texas Center for Learning Disabilities, (d) facilitate communication and sharing of data among investigators through state of the art computer networking, (e) provide statistical analysis of Project 1-4 hypotheses, and (f) collaborate with investigators in the conceptualization of and to conduct cross-project, integrative analyses from the current projects, as well as those that might involve data from the current projects and data collected in the prior award. Dr. David Francis, an experienced methodologist, is the Core Director. He will supervise all activities of Core C, working closely with other experienced methodologists (Stuebing, Cirino, Roberts) to establish data bases, supervise quality control, and perform statistical analyses. The resources of the Texas Institute for Measurement, Evaluation, and Statistics (TIMES) are extensive and will be available to the Center. The Core has the capacity for sophisticated data management and complex statistical analysis, with an established track record in this area. All of the project publications reflect usage of Core C for data management and analysis over the past 5 years.