Center for Outcomes Research and Data Analysis (CORDA)
George Mason University
College of Nursing and Health Science

4400 University Drive MSN 3C4
Fairfax, VA 22030-4444 (703) 993-1954

Mission

George Mason University's Center for Outcomes Research Data Analysis is located in the College of Nursing and Health Science (CNHS).

The mission of the Center for Outcomes Research and Data Analysis is to provide services in the arena of research, data collection and analysis, program development and consultation to local, state, national and international agencies. Further, CORDA assists the faculty and students of George Mason University's College of Nursing and Health Science to excel in the research that is vital to professional development.

The CORDA Vision

CORDA represents the benchmark for high-quality university-based education, nursing, health and social science research.

CORDA Standard Services

Research-Based Survey Design

• Customized survey/instrument design
• Three revisions (rough, soft and final)
• Pilot test (reliability and validity)

Data Collection and Management

• Systematic data collection
• Standard data management (data cleaning, mainframe and data storage)
• Data transformation (import, export, download, upload)

Statistical Data Analysis

• Univariate descriptive data analysis
• Bivariate analysis ( t-test, ANOVA, chi square, ETA, crosstabulation,Pearson r, etc.)
• Multivariate analysis (MANOVA, multivariate regression, factor, cluster, loglinear, discriminant analysis, lisrel, logistic regression, forecasting, time series, etc.)

CORDA Standard Services

Interpretation and Executive Summary

• Analysis interpretation
• Policy brief format ( executive summary, introduction, problem, statement, policy options, selecting among alternatives, recommendations and evaluating monitoring)

Program Development

• Research design
• Content development
• Training as contrcted

Program Evaluation Standards

• Institutional analysis (governance and authority distribution)
• Organizational analysis (structural and social process data)
• Managerial analysis (budgeting, cost-effectiveness, management systems and Strategic planning)
• Policy analysis (policy options and alternatives)