Tip Sheets

Computer-assisted reporting basics: Investigating health data using spreadsheets

Presentation, tip sheet and data files from Jeff Porter, AHCJ special projects director, at the 2008 Urban Health Journalism Workshop.

Data files:

overall_ratings.xls
medicaid_by_category.xls
med_salaries.xls
cause_of_death.xls
medicaid_by_county.xls
insured.xls
death_rates.xls
hospital_cost_by_day.xls