Data Lab

Request a Consultation

The RISE Data Lab provides three areas of support towards research activities for investigators, research team members, and students affiliated with Edson College and beyond.

• Data collection: Collecting data with REDCap
• Data management: Writing syntax in SPSS, SAS, Stata, and M+
• Data Analysis: Assisting with statistical modeling for unfunded/small-scale projects

Please note that (undergraduate and graduate) students will be asked to attend the initial meeting with his or her academic advisor (faculty) to explain the project and specific goals.

The RISE Data Lab works with the Edson College Associate Dean (Dr. David Coon, [email protected]) for RISE to engage actively with local community organizations and build collaborative partnerships by supporting research design, data management, and data analysis.

Enterprise REDCap: click HERE.

• ASU faculty, staff, and students can now log in with your ASURite credentials (the ones you use to log in to MyASU). 
• Non-ASU researchers need to submit the following application form to create a new account for the enterprise REDCap: click HERE.
• Please visit the ASU REDCap website for details about account/project/data collection policies. 

HIPAA REDCap: click HERE.

• To create a new account for the HIPAA REDCap, please first fill out the following application form: click HERE.
• Please also send the proof that you completed both the IT security training and HIPAA training for Covered Entities to the REDCap admin ([email protected]).
• HIPAA REDCap is restricted to those users who need to handle and store HIPAA data on REDCap. Please complete the two training sessions below before you apply for a new account in HIPAA REDCap.   
  • IT Security Training (FY23): https://canvas.asu.edu/enroll/LPR3J7
  • HIPAA for Covered Entities (FY23): https://canvas.asu.edu/enroll/4CWJTW
  • HIPAA for Researchers (FY23): https://canvas.asu.edu/enroll/3JBG39
• Detailed information about HIPAA can be found in the following website (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services): click HERE
• Handling HIPAA data requires a secure environment, such as Arizona Secure Research Environment (ASRE).
• Please consult with ASU IRB prior to contacting the data lab manager about whether or not your project needs a HIPAA-compliant environment then contact the data lab manager for further discussion. 

• REDCap is a secure web application for building and managing online surveys and databases. It is geared specifically to support online or offline data capture for research studies and operations. Please visit the official REDCap website for more information.
• RISE Data Lab does not provide any support for Qualtrics (ASU Qualtrics).

• External Modules (EM) are individual packages of software that can be enabled on your project. In general, EM extends REDCap's functionality, behavior, and appearance in creative ways. Modules are developed by members of the REDCap consortium, not by the primary development team at Vanderbilt University, which are then curated and released through the Vanderbilt repository.
• You can find the list of currently available EM at the repository of External Modules. A detailed explanation of each EM is provided on GitHub. Please click "View on GitHub" next to the EM title for details.  
• Please keep in mind that you would be able to enable EM on your project once it is downloaded and installed by a REDCap Administrator.

• REDCap Mobile App (Android & iOS): The REDCap Mobile App is a tool for data collectors needing to capture data offline. Data can be collected on the REDCap Mobile App on an iPhone, iPad, or Android phone or tablet.
• MyCap (Android & iOS): MyCap makes it easy for researchers to capture participant/patient-reported outcomes using mobile devices. For more information visit: https://projectmycap.org/

RISE Data Lab provides a series of webinars on three domains of research: data collection, data management, and data analysis. Please contact the Data Lab manager, if you have any questions.

• Any researchers affiliated with Edson College and CHS & their collaborators (non-Edson/CHS scholars) are eligible to register for the webinars. 
• Pre-registration is required to attend the webinars.
• Registration will be closed a day prior to the webinar date.
• Webinars will not be recorded.

Coming Soon...

• REDCap Overview: Introduction
• REDCap Advanced 1: Longitudinal data collection and repeated forms 
• REDCap Advanced 2: Backup, data export/import, data dictionary, and reports
• There are more training sessions hosted by Jonathan Kurka at CHS (click HERE for more information). 

• RISE Data Lab Webinar Series
• External training opportunities
  • The center for biomedical informatics and biostatistics at the University of Arizona also provides training on REDCap at three levels: click HERE for details (registration required).
  • Institute of Translational Health Science (ITHS) at the University of Washington offers several online courses on REDCap: click HERE for details (registration required).
  • Cincinnati REDCap Resource Center: click HERE for details.
  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia: click HERE for details. 
  • Instructions on YouTube
    • REDCap Video Tutorials (@UA)
    • REDCap training materials (@Vanderbilt)
    • UCD REDCap
    • PPUL REDCap
    • UMKC REDCap
    • VCU REDCap
    • NYU Health Sciences Library (eConsent & Multi-language management)

• Stata: past webinar recordings on statistical analysis using Stata
• IDRE (UCLA)
  • Textbook Examples using Stata
  • Data analysis examples
  • Introduction to SEM in R with Lavaan
  • Introduction to Generalized Linear Regression Model in R
  • CFA in R with Lavaan
  • Latent Growth Models (LGM) and Measurement Invariance with R in Lavaan
• Multilevel Modeling
  • Learning Environment for Multilevel Methods and Applications (LEMMA)
  • Multilevel Models for Longitudinal and Repeated Measures Data (Course by Dr. Lesa Hoffman)
  • Talks and Workshops on Longitudinal analysis (Dr. Lesa Hoffman)
  • Mixed Effects Modeling in Stata (Dr. Josh Errickson)
• Causal Inference
  • Introduction to Causal Inference
• Analysis with Mplus
  • Mplus User Guide
  • Mplus YouTube Channel
• Webinars and Workshops by NIH, Census, and APA
  • Research Methods Resources (NIH): GRT, IRGT, and SWGRT
  • Census Academy Webinars
  • Methods: Mind the Gap Webinar Series (NIH)
  • American Community Survey (PRB and Census)
  • Science Training Sessions (APA)
• Modern Mediation Analysis
  • Introduction to modern mediation analysis (Dr. MacKinnon): part 1 / part 2
  • Modern Causal Mediation Analysis (SER 2022 Workshop)
  • Causal Mediation (Population Health Methods, Columbia University)
  • Causal Mediation Analysis (Dr. Tyler VanderWeele)

• Flowing Data
• What's Going On in This Graph? (New York Times)
• Top 25 Stata Visualizations

• Statistical Horizons
• CenterStat
• ICPSR Summer Program (@University of Michigan)
• Stats Camp Foundation
• Institute for Social Science Research (ISSR) (@Arizona State University)
• episummer@columbia (@Columbia)
• Institute for Social Science Research (@Univ. of Massachusetts Amherst)
• QuantFish
• Qualtrics XM Basecamp
• Canadian Center for Research Analysis and Methods (CCRAM)
• instats

• SAS/Stata/R/SPSS/M+/Suddan (UCLA OARC Stats)
• SPSS
  • SPSS for beginners (freeCodeCamp)
  • WLM 
  • SPSS Tutorials 
  • Dr. Hayes
  • Kenn State University
  • Rayland's SPSS Tools
• SAS
  • SSCC
  • Penn State
  • SAS Formats and Informats
• Stata
  • WLM 
  • SSCC 
  • Stata Video Tutorials 
  • Stata User's Guide (Ver. 16)
  • Resources for learning Stata
  • The Stata Guide
• R
  • Learning statistics with R
  • WLM
  • SSCC
  • YaRrr!
  • Modern Drive
  • R for Data Science
  • r-statistics.co (by Selva Prabhakaran)
• Mplus
  • Mplus Class Notes (IDRE)
  • WLM

• Princeton University
  • Data & Statistical Services (DSS) Online Training Section
  • Getting Started in Data Analysis: Stata, R, SPSS, Excel
• Nature Portfolio
  • Points of Significance (key statistical and experimental design concepts)
• Guide to Social Science Data Preparation and Archiving (ICPSR)
• Data management and Sharing Tips and Resources (NIH)
• Statology

• SAS Support Community (SAS)
• Statalist (Stata)
• Cross-Validated (most stat programs and statistics)

• Sample Size Planning with Mplus (QuantFish)
• Sample Size Workshop: Power and sample size for multilevel and longitudinal study designs.
• Group Randomized Trials (GRT)/Individually Randomized Group-Treatment (IGRT) Sample Size Calculator (NIH)
• Power Calculations (The World Bank)
• Power with Superpower

• Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
• Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
• COVID-19 Demographic and Economic Resources (Census Bureau)
• National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
• Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES)
• National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)
• National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health)
• Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS)
• Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS)
• The General Social Survey (GSS)
• Health & Medical Care Archive (HMCA)
• ICPSR
• Census
• Health and Retirement Study (NIA)
• The Women's Health Initiative (WHI)
• Health and Retirement Study (HRS)