Epi Info 8: Manipulating Data Prior to Analysis, Part 2

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This presentation by Sarah Pfau, MPH, gives you an overview of how to manipulate data using commands in Epi Info in preparation for data analysis.

Target Audience

These learning modules are applicable to all public health, medical, veterinary, pharmacy, emergency management, hospital and other professionals interested in public health preparedness. These modules are created by faculty and guest lecturers at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health.

Educational Objectives

Know how to use the "Define" command to create new, temporary variables for analysis, and in combination with commands such as "Recode" and "If"

Know how to use the "Recode" command to structure a temporary, categorical format for a continuous variable

Know how to use the "If" and "Assign" commands together to create new, temporary groups of records for analysis

Competencies Addressed

This training addresses the following public health and/or emergency preparedness and response competencies. (Please note: The following training does not provide comprehensive or in-depth treatment of specified competencies, it provides basic knowledge of the competencies listed below.)

Competency Group	Competency Name
Essential Service 1 Monitor health status to identify community problems	- Use statistics to analyze health data and make relevant inferences from the data. - Present information or data on health issues to other health professionals or to the general public. - Use public health software like EPI-INFO.
Essential Service 5 Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts	- Collect, summarize, and interpret information relevant to a health issue.

References

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's home page for downloading and obtaining information related to Epi Info software:
http://www.cdc.gov/epiinfo/index.htm.

Division of Public Health Surveillance and Informatics, Epidemiology Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (January 2003). Epi Info Support Manual. This manual can be downloaded from the Epi Info home page. It is also included with the installation of Epi Info software, under "Help" --- "Contents" from the Epi Info main menu.

Dean AG, Arner TG, Sangam S, Sunki GG, Friedman R, Lantinga M, Zubieta JC, Sullivan KM, Brendel KA, Gao Z, Fontaine N, Shu M, Fuller G. Epi Info, a database and statistics program for public health professionals for use on Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000 and XP computers. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 2002.

Epidemiology Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (1992). EIS Course: An Outbreak of Jaundice in a Rural County.

Alperin, M. and Escoffery, C. (2003). Using Epi Info: A Step-by-step Guide. ToucanEd: Santa Cruz, CA.

Alexander, J. (May 2003). Using Epi Info. Training content developed for the Northeastern North Carolina Partnership for Public Health.

Brachman, P.S. (November 2002). Epidemiology in Action. A ten-day course co-sponsored by the Rollins School of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Academic Technology and Networks (2002). Access XP / 2000 Users: Tables and Queries. http://www.help.unc.edu.
(http://help.unc.edu/?trail=1146,1599&type=all).

Data Skills Online: A Maternal and Child Health Toolbox, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health (2003). Microsoft Access Part 1: Designing a Relational Database.
http://www.sph.unc.edu/toolbox/.

Last, J.M. (1988). A Dictionary of Epidemiology. Oxford University Press: New York.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, and the Epidemiologic Research & Information Center (ERIC) (January 1999). ERIC Notebook. Issue 2.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, and the Epidemiologic Research & Information Center (ERIC) (August 1999). ERIC Notebook. Issue 4.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, and the Epidemiologic Research & Information Center (ERIC) (January 2000). ERIC Notebook. Issue 9.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, and the Epidemiologic Research & Information Center (ERIC) (March / April 2001). ERIC Notebook. Issue 17.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, and the Epidemiologic Research & Information Center (ERIC) (May / June 2001). ERIC Notebook. Issue 18.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, and the Epidemiologic Research & Information Center (ERIC) (September / October 2001). ERIC Notebook. Issue 19.

Author and Narrator:

Sarah Pfau, MPH

Reviewer:

Jennifer Horney, MPH

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