We are pleased to announce a release of the revised version of the bilingual (English and Spanish) statistical testing utility. It is available on-line (http://205.207.175.93/utils) or as a tool in the downloadable tables. To use it as a tool please install (or reinstall) the utility and the Beyond 20/20 Browser following steps 1-3 at the website: http://205.207.175.93/aging/download.htm and view or download tables from this site. The enhanced utility allows the user to perform significance tests of:
the difference between two values
multiple comparisons (Bonferroni test)
the slope of a linear trend line
the difference in the slopes of two linear trend lines
Please send your comments, questions, and suggestions about the statistical utility to
nha@cdc.gov.
Our next demonstration of the Trends in Health and Aging web-site will be at the NCHS exhibit at The 2007 Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society on Aging (GSA) in San Francisco, CA, November 15-20, 2007. Please visit us to see a demonstration of the Trends in Health and Aging web-site, to learn about NCHS data sources for Aging research, and to get the 2007 Annual CD-ROM on Trends in Health and Aging.
Please review our Power Point presentations on:
Major trends and patterns in health and aging
Major trends and patterns in diabetes for older Americans
Major trends in medication spending by older Americans
Major trends and patterns in supplemental health insurance coverage for Medicare beneficiaries
Available at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/otheract/aging/ppt_english.htm
Aging and Chronic Disease Statistics
Branch
3311 Toledo Road
Hyattsville, MD 20782
301-458-4241
Email: nha@cdc.gov
National Center for Health
Statistics
3311 Toledo Road
Hyattsville, MD 20782
Phone:
1-800-232-4636
nchsquery@cdc.gov
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30333, U.S.A
Tel: (404) 639-3311 / Public Inquiries: (404) 639-3534 / (800) 311-3435