Collecting and analyzing data
Dr. Velis
Barry University
College of Nursing and Health Sciences (CNHS)
Health Management Programs
Master of Science in Health Service Administration (MS/HSA)
and
Master of Science in Health Service Administration and Master of Public Health Dual Degree
(MS/HSA-MPH)
Instructor: Dr. Evelio Velis
Collecting and Analyzing Secondary Data
Health Outcomes and Socio-economic factors
Data that is collected can be primary or secondary. Primary data is original data that researchers collect for
a specific purpose. Secondary data analysis involves an individual using the information that someone else
gathered for his or her own purposes. Secondary data is data that is not collected directly by the researcher
themselves but is relayed to them by an outside source. Secondary data and resources can be found at the
local, state, regional, federal, and international levels. Secondary data is very useful because it can be
gathered with little additional effort or expense from the researchers, and there is a wealth of it readily
available.
Secondary data is the data that has already been collected through primary sources and made readily
available for researchers to use for their own research. It is a type of data that has already been collected in
the past. A researcher may have collected the data for a particular project, then made it available to be used
by another researcher. The data may also have been collected for general use with no specific research
purpose like in the case of the national census.
Examples include government census reports, other governmental databases, and administrative data.
Sources of Secondary Data
Sources of secondary data includes books, personal sources, journal, newspaper, website, government
record etc. Secondary data are known to be readily available compared to that of primary data. It requires
very little research and need for manpower to use these sources. With the advent of electronic media and
the internet, secondary data sources have become more easily accessible.
Dr. Velis
Instructor: Dr. Evelio Velis
Analyzing Secondary Data
Indicators by State
Data should be collected by gender and race/ethnicity.
Assigned Topic(s):
Group 1
• COVID-19 Cases
Group 2
• COVID-19 Deaths
Group 3
• Health Insurance Coverage
Group 4
• Poverty Rate
Note1: Instructions and my expectations will be amply discussed during our first class/encounter.
Instructions:
Explore and select available secondary data sources.
1. Construct a database in MS Excel. Include all US states. (30 points)
Data must be recently reported (2020).
Perform a basic epidemiological analysis.
2. Describe your findings in a one-page MS Word document. Use tables and charts. (20 points)
3. Submit the MS Excel database and the summary of the findings via Canvas on due date. (10 points)
Due date: In Course Syllabus. Insert, as a link, the Websites/Sources from where the data was
retrieved. (10 points)
Submission subsequent to the due date will result in a reduction of 10 full points (out of 100) for each day
late.