# Core C: Data Management and Statistics

> **NIH NIH P50** · UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON · 2021 · $179,589

## Abstract

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Core C (Data Management and Statistics) Summary
The objectives of Core C are to (a) facilitate acquisition of shared data and project specific data for Projects 1-
5, (b) develop tools and procedures for ensuring and monitoring the accuracy and confidentiality of all collected
data, (c) develop tools and procedures to aid the Principal Investigator, the Executive Committee, and the
Scientific Advisory Committee in providing scientific oversight and administration of the Texas Center for
Learning Disabilities (TCLD), (d) facilitate communication and sharing of data among investigators through
state of the art computer networking and HIPAA Compliant shared, distributed workspaces, and data
movement (e) provide statistical analysis and/or support to Projects 1-5, and (f) to collaborate with
investigators in the conceptualization and execution of cross-project, integrative analyses from the current
projects, including synergistic activities that might incorporate data collected in the prior TCLD awards. These
objectives are organized into three specific aims targeting: (1) Data Acquisition; (2) Data Management; and
(3) Data Analysis. Through these aims Core C seeks to enhance the scientific rigor and reproducibility of
research throughout the center by providing investigators access to sustainable, cost effective, cutting-edge
intellectual and technical resources, prioritizing quality control, scientific integrity, and productivity, and
promoting advanced statistical approaches to individual study aims and interdisciplinary, cross-project
synergies. Dr. David Francis, an experienced methodologist, is the Core Director. He will supervise all
activities of Core C, working closely with other experienced methodologists (Taylor, Roberts, Cirino) to
establish databases, supervise quality control, and perform statistical analyses. The resources of the Texas
Institute for Measurement, Evaluation, and Statistics (TIMES) are extensive and will be available to the Center.
The Core has the capacity for efficient, high quality data acquisition, sophisticated data management, and
complex statistical analysis, with an established track record in all three areas. The project publications that
involve data listed in the current progress reports reflect usage of Core C for data management and analysis
over the past 5 years.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10104546
- **Project number:** 5P50HD052117-14
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
- **Principal Investigator:** DAVID J. FRANCIS
- **Activity code:** P50 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $179,589
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2006-06-01 → 2022-12-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10104546

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10104546, Core C: Data Management and Statistics (5P50HD052117-14). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10104546. Licensed CC0.

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