Difference between revisions of "Veterinary Epidemiology: information system & database software"
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| − | An integral part of any epidemiological investigation is the ability to store and manage the data appropriately. A number of programs are available to facilitate this, including '''[http://wwwn.cdc.gov/epiinfo/ EpiInfo]''', which | + | An integral part of any epidemiological investigation is the ability to store and manage the data appropriately. A number of programs are available to facilitate this, including '''[http://wwwn.cdc.gov/epiinfo/ EpiInfo]''' and '''[http://www.r-project.org/ R]''', which have been described [[Veterinary epidemiology: popular statistical analysis packages|elsewhere]]: |
* '''AnSWR''' (Software system for coordinating and conducting large-scale, team-based analysis projects that integrate qualitative and quantitative techniques) http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/software/answr/index.htm | * '''AnSWR''' (Software system for coordinating and conducting large-scale, team-based analysis projects that integrate qualitative and quantitative techniques) http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/software/answr/index.htm | ||
Latest revision as of 18:18, 2 January 2012
An integral part of any epidemiological investigation is the ability to store and manage the data appropriately. A number of programs are available to facilitate this, including EpiInfo and R, which have been described elsewhere:
- AnSWR (Software system for coordinating and conducting large-scale, team-based analysis projects that integrate qualitative and quantitative techniques) http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/software/answr/index.htm
- CDC EZ-Text (Developed to assist researchers create, manage, and analyze semi-structured qualitative databases) http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/software/ez-text/index.htm
- EpiData (Comprehensive easy to use tool for simple or programmed data entry and for data documentation) http://www.epidata.dk/
- GLiPHA (The Global Livestock Production and Health Atlas is a user-friendly, highly interactive electronic atlas providing a scaleable overview of spatial and temporal variation of quantitative information related to animal production and health through the combination of maps, tables and charts) http://kids.fao.org/glipha/
- NetEpi Collection (Data collection and data management tool which can be used either through a Web browser interface or via a programmatic interface. http://code.google.com/p/netepi/
- OpenOffice (Open source application suite which includes a database management program) http://www.openoffice.org/