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Entry in selected fields
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 26 Aug '08

26 Aug '08

Jose, I guess your question was recently questionned and answered in this list. I sugest you look for past emails in the list to see if the a possible solutions is waiting for you elsewhere. Simple way to do that is open you original rec file to enter data as usual. Find the record you want to update. (this could be done by a autoserach or key unique or Ctrl+F) Press F4 and a field with which variable you want the cursor to go will appear. e.g. fill with v85 Update the fields u want then press Ctrl+N (or F7 or F8) and save the updated record. This is the easiest way I can imagne, but you will see all fields in the file, not only those fields you will update. A more complicated way is to export the file to epidata format filtering the variables you want with the unique identifier of each record: say chart number and v85 to v91 (use option 6 of the numbered menu, it is very intuitive) Update the file as usual. Merge (last option of the third EpiData menu from left to right) your new file with the old one side by side, with the new one updating the old - this is also very intuitive in EpiData. Good luck, Pedro Brasil

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Re: EpiData-list Digest, Vol 58, Issue 7
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 26 Aug '08

26 Aug '08

Jose, I guess your q

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Epidemiologists in French Language
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 25 Aug '08

25 Aug '08

Bonjour, A l'occasion du Congrès de l'ADELF à Paris les 15, 16 et 17 octobre, une réunion d'utilisateurs d'EPIDATA pourrait s'envisager dans le cadre déchanges mutuels des utilisations et des « recettes ». Merci de votre avis. Sinon, une réunion en 2009 serait-elle plus opportune ? A Nantes, par exemple. Merci. Bernard BRANGER, NANTES Tel 02 40 48 55 81 Voir les documents relatifs à Epidata Sur notre site www.reseau-naissance.fr <http://www.reseau-naissance.fr/> Page Epidémiologie

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input data in selected fields
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 25 Aug '08

25 Aug '08

Dear members in the list I have a database with about 2000 records, each one with 90 fields. I want to input information that is missing in fields 81 to 85. I would like to use an entry screen that shows me only field 81 to 90. This is because I have a chk file that has command that produce information in fields 86 to 90, based on the information I input in fields 81 to 85. Is it possible to do that to make a simplified entry screen to use only a fraction of the fields in the data base? I will appreciate your help Jose Mexico Dr. Jose Arturo Farfan Ale Centro de Investigaciones Regionales "Dr. Hideyo Noguchi" Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán Av. Itzáes por 59, num. 490 Mérida, Yucatán, México 97000 Tel: (999) 923-22-74 (999) 924-57-55 Fax: (999) 923-61-20

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Re: Codebook writing: Error message
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 21 Aug '08

21 Aug '08

Try to do the following: 1. Install EpiData Analysis from http://www.epidata.dk 2. Read the data file (copy number one or two) 3. write in the command prompt: describe 4. Look at your results and see if the minimum, maximum etc are as you expect. If some variable is completely strange - e.g. all with no content then re-run in EpiData Entry the codebook without check mark for that variable. regards Jens Lauritsen (write to me directly at info (at) epidata.dk if no solution comes up. EpiData Association

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Re: EpiData-list Digest, Vol 58, Issue 5
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 21 Aug '08

21 Aug '08

Hey Elize! I guess it means it is dividing by a value "0" (zero), how does your denominator look like? you can read more about this math expression under http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Division_by_zero Hope this helps Best regards ziad NICD, Johanneburg On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 10:08 AM, <epidata-list-request(a)lists.umanitoba.ca> wrote: > Send EpiData-list mailing list submissions to > epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.umanitoba.ca/mailman/listinfo/epidata-list > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > epidata-list-request(a)lists.umanitoba.ca > > You can reach the person managing the list at > epidata-list-owner(a)lists.umanitoba.ca > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of EpiData-list digest..." > > > EpiData-list mailing list > ___________________________________ > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Codebook writing: Error message (epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:15:46 +0200 > From: epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca > Subject: [EpiData-list] Codebook writing: Error message > To: "Epidata" <epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca> > Message-ID: <48AC8982.271E.00B1.0(a)up.ac.za> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > > Hi > > I am trying to write a codebook from a dataset that has been entered in Double Verification mode. I have 588 records in the dataset. > > The error message is: "Floating point division by zero". What does this mean and how can I fix the problem so that I can write the Codebook? > > Elize Webb > University of Pretoria > South Africa > > > > ------------------------------ > > ________________________________________ > EpiData-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca > http://lists.umanitoba.ca/mailman/listinfo/epidata-list > > > End of EpiData-list Digest, Vol 58, Issue 5 > ******************************************* >

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Codebook writing: Error message
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 20 Aug '08

20 Aug '08

Hi I am trying to write a codebook from a dataset that has been entered in Double Verification mode. I have 588 records in the dataset. The error message is: "Floating point division by zero". What does this mean and how can I fix the problem so that I can write the Codebook? Elize Webb University of Pretoria South Africa

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hiding field from the entry form
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 14 Aug '08

14 Aug '08

Dear members in the group I am working with a data base with more than 90 variables. I want to incorporate some information in selected 5 or 6 field. I want to use an entry mask that only display the fields I will work on so I can have the benefits of using the information in the chk list. BEFORE RECORD HIDE STUDY HIDE CONSENTIMI HIDE ETNIAN HIDE ETNIA HIDE NAME . . END That works but is displays all the entry form (preventing the data entry in the hidden fiels. Is there any way to prevent that the hidden variables are displayed in the screen? I am attaching the QES file thank you in advance Jose Arturo Dr. Jose Arturo Farfan Ale Centro de Investigaciones Regionales "Dr. Hideyo Noguchi" Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán Av. Itzáes por 59, num. 490 Mérida, Yucatán, México 97000 Tel: (999) 923-22-74 (999) 924-57-55 Fax: (999) 923-61-20

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New test build 141 for EpiData Analysis
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 10 Aug '08

10 Aug '08

Another build of EpiData Analysis is now ready from http://www.epidata.dk/testing.php Thanks to several users for reporting smaller and larger bugs. All reported major bugs been removed in build 141. Some problems will not be removed until a complete rewrite, e.g. related to regression and correlation. Users can see these on the mantis system as http://www.epidata.dk/php/mantis/login_page.php Acknowledged issues here means they will be handled later. The only problems currently not investigated or decided upon are : - small sample size percentiles - some strange test results for some situations of gamma and Chi2. - global variables (define .... global) are not completely independent of settings in windows The main news since current public release is: - removal of many small bugs and inconsistencies New or rewritten commands: - CIPLOT: new command to show proportions and Confidence Interval - HELPVIEW: new command show html file in help window - Read data from the clipboard, e.g. copied from spreadsheets. - Browse and Update extended (e.g. show labels and copy to clipboard) - List display labels (list will be changed to a table format in v2.1) Extended commands: - Recode: value labels automatic - BAR and Histogram: Y axis can be scaled as percent: Option /PCT - Weight variables can be non-integer - Merge accepts comparing upper string with string key Design: - Menu and toolbar design simplified and unified (for translation) - Translation: All dialogs translated (ready for translators) - More options for display font size Waiting for final decision before release as v2.1: - KMPLOT: Kaplan-Meier plots (expected, but not fully decided) I am aware that it can be annoying to keep getting information on new builds, since we are releasing for test about once a week. But there is no other way of informing and asking for assistance in the "bug removal" process. - apart from the internal test routines, which now test more than 1890 aspects routinely. As usual the test version is available from http://www.epidata.dk/testing.php regards Jens Lauritsen EpiData Association

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Alyshia Landry is out of the office.
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 10 Aug '08

10 Aug '08

I will be out of the office starting 08/04/2008 and will not return until 08/11/2008. If you require immediate assistance, please contact Celina Sousa at extension 5300. Thank-you, Alyshia

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