News & Updates
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DISSC offers both virtual or in-person drop-in consultations to answer all of your research questions. Our staff are available at set times each week to answer questions or start the process for longer-term project support. Schedule your appointment here.
DISSC has renewed Yale’s agreement with the The Bright Initiative which provides researchers with ethical data collection tools to gather public web data. The Bright Initiative provides a centralized source for scraped public web data along with the ability for custom scraping. The new arrangement requires alignment with Bright’s guidelines and a very short proposal; DISSC can help researchers with the service.
We've also recently completed the licensing for Verisk Total Consumer History data, which contains a historical information for US consumers. Please note - there may be a nominal charge for researchers in certain departments to defray costs.
DISSC has worked with ITS to review Survey CTO for use with high-risk data and is now the service owner for this platform. It allows the collection of survey data using mobile phones, tablets, or computers—even when working outside the US in areas without internet connectivity. Please reach out if you could use this product for your work.
Marketscan Research Data [COMING THIS MONTH!]: DISSC and the Yale Biomedical Informatics and Computing Office (YBIC) are excited to announce that new data are available to the Yale community under the Merative Marketscan contract. Yale researchers now have access to additional years of commercial (2008-2013), Medicare (2009-2013) and Medicaid (2009-2013) claims data, along with lab and dental claims, and additional files from 2009-2023. To learn more and request access, please visit the MarketScan website. Please note that Yale VPN and login via NETID are required for accessing the website. For any questions, please contact datamed@yale.edu.
Stata - ITS has renewed the Yale site license for Stata MP4. This new license also comes with an upgrade to the latest version of Stata 19. As part of the ordering process, faculty and staff users will be asked to submit a University COA to be charged a $211 annual licensing fee. There is no charge for students. Users can obtain a license key from the Software Library at this link.
JMP - JMP recently changed its product offerings. The "JMP Student Edition" now provides free access to all features of the latest JMP Pro version for academic users, including both students and faculty. Users at Yale can download access here.
SAS - Yale's license for SAS has been updated for the new fiscal year! To continue to use SAS after June 30, 2025, find the updated library here.
Stat/Transfer - The license for Stat/Transfer has been renewed. Please contact us at dissc@yale.edu if interested in this title.
Sawtooth - The license for Lighthouse Studio has been renewed. Please reach out to dissc@yale.edu if interested.
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