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  • Epidemiology
  • Data Science
  • Biostatistics

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  • Practical decisions in data collection/analysis impact disease occurrence measurement.
  • Computational skills for data handling are often overlooked in epidemiology education.
  • Growing interest in data science highlights the need for data literacy.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Motivate practical data concerns for modern epidemiology students, focusing on causal inference challenges.
  • Discuss how data handling issues manifest in analyses and introduce potential bias.
  • Present a case study to illustrate the entire data analysis process.

Main Methods:

  • Review of practical considerations in epidemiological data collection and analysis.
  • Discussion of potential biases arising from data handling.
  • Illustrative case study of epidemiological data analysis.

Main Results:

  • Data collection and analysis decisions significantly affect epidemiological findings.
  • Inadequate computational skills can lead to bias and flawed causal inference.
  • A case study demonstrates the impact of practical data considerations.

Conclusions:

  • Data literacy is paramount for valid estimation in epidemiology.
  • Addressing practical data challenges is essential for rigorous epidemiological research.
  • Resources are available to bridge the gap between theory and practice in epidemiology data analysis.