Determine the Maximum Available Sample Size

The Determine the Maximum Available Sample Size course consists of five modules:
            Module 5: Locate & Download Data Files and Documentation
            Module 6: Create SAS-formatted Dataset
            Module 7: Merge Feasibility File and Demographic Data
            Module 8: Produce Summary Statistics
            Module 9: Alternative Approach to Approximate an Analytic Sample

If you are new to NHANES-CMS linked data analysis, we encourage you to approach the modules in sequence.  By choosing to go sequentially through the different tasks in each module, you will follow an order that resembles the real life process an analyst might go though when preparing to analyze the linked data. 

If you are an experienced analyst who needs only specific information to help you complete an analysis on your own, you can pick and choose topics of interest from the navigations bar to the left. 

The computer software, knowledge, and skills requirements are listed for your convenience on the Software & Technical Requirements page.