CS PRO

CS-Pro

CSPro lets you create, modify, and run data entry, batch editing, and cross-tabulation applications from a single, integrated development environment. It processes data on a case basis (one or more questionnaires), where a case can consist of one or many data records. The data are stored in (ASCII) text files described by data dictionaries. CSPro contains a powerful common procedure language to implement data entry control and edit rules.

CSPro also provides tools to view data and other text files, to view tables and thematic maps created by CSPro, to convert IMPS and ISSA data dictionaries to and from CSPro, and to convert ERSI shape files (maps) to CSPro map files.

Modules available

  • Logic  function

CS Pro has a facility known as the logic function that enables the data manager to set validation rules that will restrict the data clerks to enter variables of specific lengths. With this facility, a password can be set to allow only authorized persons to use/access the data.

  • Compare function

The software has a compare function for double data entry system (DDS) where the same questionnaire is entered by two different clerks and the two files compared to check for inconsistencies with the assumption that the two persons cannot commit the same error. In doing so, the input file is compared against the reference file in a sequential order and any discrepancies identified are tabled specifying which cases are in deviation and this can be verified with the questionnaires in hard copies to find out correct entries.

  • Frequency tabulator

This facility is useful in tabulating frequencies for the quantitative variables with simple descriptive statistics given. Through this process, it is easy to identify odd values that or not defined in the codebook and outliers in the data.

  • Export Function

Once the data has been checked and verified, the export function helps the data manager to directly export the data to a range of statistical softwares (CS Pro supports SPSS, STATA, SAS, Excel and XML metadata) for analysis.