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==Data entry software==
==Data entry software==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20161220110100/http://www.epidata.dk/ Epidata] = data collection instrument released by the non-profit organisation "The EpiData Association"  
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20161220110100/http://www.epidata.dk/ Epidata] = data collection instrument released by the non-profit organisation "The EpiData Association"  
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20161220110100/http://wwwn.cdc.gov/epiinfo/ Epiinfo] = data collection instrument by CDC
* [https://www.who.int/tools/godata Go.Data]
* [https://www.who.int/tools/godata Go.Data]
==Field Epidemiology Packages==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20161220110100/http://wwwn.cdc.gov/epiinfo/ Epiinfo] = The very first all-round Field Epidemiology Support Software by CDC<Ref>See also: The Rise and Fall of Epi Info https://fieldepi.eu/the-rise-and-fall-of-epi-info/</ref>
* [https://sormas.org/ SORMAS]
* [https://sormas.org/ SORMAS]


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: Arnold Bosman
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=References=
 
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[[Category:Public Health Informatics]]
[[Category:Public Health Informatics]]

Latest revision as of 16:51, 7 September 2025

Statistical packages

Statistical software is one of the most important software for epdiemiologists. For a detailed review see the list of comparison of statistical packages from Wikipedia. The most important ones are listed here:

  • R = Open source statistics package
  • Stata = statistic software
  • SPSS =statistic software
  • GraphPad Prism = statistic software focused on graphs
  • Openepi = Open Source Epidemiologic Statistics for Public Health
  • Atlasti = Qualitative statistics software
  • Joinpoint = analysis of trends using joinpoint models
  • Atrisk = risk analysis using Monte Carlo simulation
  • Quick guide for experienced users of other statistical packages (e.g., SAS, SPSS, Stata) who would like to transition to R. http://www.statmethods.net/index.html

GIS software

Geographical information systems are used for displaying and analysing geographic data. For a detailed list see the list of GIS-software from Wikipedia. The most important ones are listed here

Data entry software

  • Epidata = data collection instrument released by the non-profit organisation "The EpiData Association"
  • Go.Data

Field Epidemiology Packages

  • Epiinfo = The very first all-round Field Epidemiology Support Software by CDC[1]
  • SORMAS

Social network analysis

  • Cytoscape = Open source social network analysis tool

Online questionnaires software


FEM PAGE CONTRIBUTORS 2007

Editor
Arnold Bosman
Contributors
Vladimir Prikazsky
Jakob Schumacher
Arnold Bosman

References

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  1. See also: The Rise and Fall of Epi Info https://fieldepi.eu/the-rise-and-fall-of-epi-info/