Data Management and Statistics Core

核心C的目标是(a)促进项目1-4的数据和项目特定数据的获取，(b)开发工具和程序以确保和监控所有收集数据的准确性和保密性，(C)开发工具和程序以帮助首席研究员、执行委员会和科学顾问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研究人员之间的交流和数据共享，(e)为项目1-4的假设提供统计分析，以及(f)与研究人员合作，对当前项目进行概念化，并进行跨项目的综合分析，以及可能涉及当前项目数据和先前奖励中收集的数据的项目。David Francis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（Stuebing, 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）的资源非常广泛，将提供给本中心。核心有能力进行复杂的数据管理和复杂的统计分析，并在这方面有良好的记录。在过去的5年里，所有的项目出版物都反映了Core C在数据管理和分析方面的使用。

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.