Geographic Information Systems are used to performing spatial analysis. If you want to ask questions such as: "Is there a relationship between neighborhoods with parks and better health outcomes," or "how many people were impacted by an earthquake?" GIS can help.
Located in Room 147 in the Anatomy-Chemistry building, the new MPH Student Research Lab has several computers which provide students with access to ArcGIS, Nvivo10, STATA and SAS.
Online Data Analysis
Even without statistical software on your computer, some data providers enable users to analyze their data through a web browser.
The GSS is an almost annual, "omnibus," personal interview survey of U.S. households conducted by the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) since 1972