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Visit the Web site of the EpiData Association at http://www.epidata.dk to download the most recent version of EpiData software. If you have no Internet access, you may obtain it from this CD-ROM under the tab Software.
EpiData software is in the public domain and freely available at the above Web site. It is software custom-made for quality-assured data collection in public health. It is based on the same principles as Epi Info 6, but is adapted to the Windows environment.
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This course in operations research consists of the following parts:
Overview:
Gives you a brief introduction to, with a hands-on exercises in, EpiData Entry and EpiData Analysis (maximum three hours work required). This overview has no prerequisite.
Part A:
Quality-assured data entry using EpiData Entry (maximum five days work required). This part has no prerequisite.
Part B:
Introduction to EpiData Analysis (maximum one day work required). This part requires familiarity with Part A.
Part C:
Applying EpiData software to operations research (maximum five days work required). This part requires mastering of Part B.
Part D:
More on EpiData software (maximum one day work required). This part requires mastering of Parts B and C.