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WINPEPI (PEPI-for-Windows): computer programs for epidemiologists
BACKGROUND: The WINPEPI (PEPI-for-Windows) computer programs for epidemiologists are designed for use in practice and research in the health field and as learning or teaching aids. They aim to complement other statistics packages. The programs are free, and can be downloaded from the Internet. IMPLE...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC544871/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15606913 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-5573-1-6 |
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description | BACKGROUND: The WINPEPI (PEPI-for-Windows) computer programs for epidemiologists are designed for use in practice and research in the health field and as learning or teaching aids. They aim to complement other statistics packages. The programs are free, and can be downloaded from the Internet. IMPLEMENTATION: There are at present four WINPEPI programs: DESCRIBE, for use in descriptive epidemiology, COMPARE2, for use in comparisons of two independent groups or samples, PAIRSetc, for use in comparisons of paired and other matched observations, and WHATIS, a "ready reckoner" utility program. The programs contain 75 modules, each of which provides a number, sometimes a large number, of statistical procedures. The manuals explain the uses, limitations and applicability of specific procedures, and furnish formulae and references. CONCLUSIONS: WINPEPI provides a wide variety of statistical routines commonly used by epidemiologists, and is a handy resource for many procedures that are not very commonly used or easily found. The programs are in general user-friendly, although some users may be confused by the large numbers of options and results provided. The main limitations are the inability to read data files and the fact that only one of the programs presents graphic results. WINPEPI has a considerable potential as a learning and teaching aid. |
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spelling | pubmed-5448712005-01-21 WINPEPI (PEPI-for-Windows): computer programs for epidemiologists Abramson, Joseph H Epidemiol Perspect Innov Software BACKGROUND: The WINPEPI (PEPI-for-Windows) computer programs for epidemiologists are designed for use in practice and research in the health field and as learning or teaching aids. They aim to complement other statistics packages. The programs are free, and can be downloaded from the Internet. IMPLEMENTATION: There are at present four WINPEPI programs: DESCRIBE, for use in descriptive epidemiology, COMPARE2, for use in comparisons of two independent groups or samples, PAIRSetc, for use in comparisons of paired and other matched observations, and WHATIS, a "ready reckoner" utility program. The programs contain 75 modules, each of which provides a number, sometimes a large number, of statistical procedures. The manuals explain the uses, limitations and applicability of specific procedures, and furnish formulae and references. CONCLUSIONS: WINPEPI provides a wide variety of statistical routines commonly used by epidemiologists, and is a handy resource for many procedures that are not very commonly used or easily found. The programs are in general user-friendly, although some users may be confused by the large numbers of options and results provided. The main limitations are the inability to read data files and the fact that only one of the programs presents graphic results. WINPEPI has a considerable potential as a learning and teaching aid. BioMed Central 2004-12-17 /pmc/articles/PMC544871/ /pubmed/15606913 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-5573-1-6 Text en Copyright © 2004 Abramson; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License ( (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0) ), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Software Abramson, Joseph H WINPEPI (PEPI-for-Windows): computer programs for epidemiologists |
title | WINPEPI (PEPI-for-Windows): computer programs for epidemiologists |
title_full | WINPEPI (PEPI-for-Windows): computer programs for epidemiologists |
title_fullStr | WINPEPI (PEPI-for-Windows): computer programs for epidemiologists |
title_full_unstemmed | WINPEPI (PEPI-for-Windows): computer programs for epidemiologists |
title_short | WINPEPI (PEPI-for-Windows): computer programs for epidemiologists |
title_sort | winpepi (pepi-for-windows): computer programs for epidemiologists |
topic | Software |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC544871/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15606913 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-5573-1-6 |
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