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Biostatistics & Computing
All data management and analyses is performed at the Bassett Research Institute Computing Center, which manages more than 35 databases relating to research in obesity, cancer and heart disease. A health census of Otsego County, which assesses the overall health status of the area, is also available.
The staff of the computing center consists of three statisticians (one each at the doctoral, master's, and bachelor's level), a database manager, a programmer, telephone survey staff and four data entry clerks. Independent study students and interns are also on staff during certain academic semesters. Statistical and computing support are offered to hospital and Research Institute staff on an as-needed basis.
The main processor at this facility is an IBM x366 server with 16 GB RAM and two dual core processors. The system has six 73 GB hard drives with a ServeRAID 8i RAID controller.
A network of personal computers, which provides data entry and graphics support, is connected to this system. Service to remote sites is provided via three dial-in modem ports and a dedicated T1 line. The system supports the TELNET and TCP/IP protocols.
Initial PC data entry is done in the Microsoft Access database software. Data can also be received from a variety of other software packages or in ASCII. All statistical analyses are performed using the SAS system.
Paul L. Jenkins, MS, Ph.D., is the Director of Statistics and Computing at The Bassett Research Institute.
