DATA PROCESSING USING CENSUS AND SURVEY PROCESSING SYSTEM CSPro

DATA PROCESSING USING CENSUS AND SURVEY PROCESSING SYSTEM (CSPro)

INTRODUCTION

The data processing is responsible for manual editing and coding of questionnaires, data entry, computer editing and tabulation of products like the population database for all Surveys and Censuses. The data processing division has established its editing, coding and data entry in different spaces of place. The Census and Survey Processing System (CSPro) is a tool for entering, editing, tabulating and disseminating data from surveys and censuses. This training is very practical consisting of demonstrations, practical exercises, and tests.

DURATION

5 days

TARGET AUDIENCE

This is an introductory course aimed at researchers, demographers, data managers, data processing coordinators/supervisors/ data entry operators and others who are considering using CSPro to implement survey data management systems. No previous experience of CSPro 

OBJECTIVES

Participants will learn;

v How to create the data dictionary, data entry screen and how to program checks and skips.

v How data is stored in the system

v Add, modify, verify and view cases (questionnaires).

v Identify and report structure, value, and consistency errors in questionnaire data.

v Produce tables

v Define simple or complex hierarchical file organization.

v Define hierarchical levels, identification items, records, items (fields or variables), value sets (categories of values), and values.

v Export selected data variables to delimited (tab, comma, semicolon), SAS, SPSS, Stata, R, or CSPro formatted data files.

COURSE OUTLINE

Module 1: Introduction

v Flow chart of Data Processing

v Data Processing and Data Collection

•        Field Operations
•        Data editing and coding
•        Data Entry and Cleaning

v Introduction to CSPro

v Installation of CSpro

v CSPro General Concepts

v CSPro capabilities

v CSPro applications

Module 2: Data Dictionary

v Introduction to Data Dictionary

v Dictionary Concepts and Fundamentals

v Creating Dictionary

v Identification Items

v Adding and Naming Dictionary Elements

v Levels, Records (Adding and Modifying)

v Item/Item Representations/Subitems

v Value Set/Special Values

v Modifying the Dictionary elements

v Document Dictionary Items

v Relative and absolute positioning

v Adding and modifying relations

v Modifying Item Lengths and Dictionary Macros

Module 3: Data Entry Forms

v Creating Data Entry Application

v Generating Data Entry Forms

v Data entry Tree

v Running Data Entry Application

v Changing data entry Characteristics

v Data Entry Editing

v Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing(CAPI) data Entry

Module 4: Introduction to Batch Applications and Data Entry Operation

v Introduction to Batch Applications

v Batch Editing

v Planning a Data Entry Operation

v Operator and System Controlled Modes

v Operator-Controlled Mode

v System-Controlled Mode

v Skips

Module 5: Tabulation and Data Export to other formats

v Tabulation Applications

v Selecting a Tabulation Application to Run

v Defining File Associations

v Table viewer

v Formatting tables

v Export selected data variables to other formats (SPSS, Stata, Excel etc.)

METHODOLOGY

This course is delivered by our seasoned trainers who have vast experience as expert professionals in the respective fields of practice. The course is taught through a mix of practical activities, theory, group works and case studies.

Training manuals and additional reference materials are provided to the participants. 

No. of Days:

5