Analysis: Epi Graph

Summary

This lesson is an introduction to the Epi Graph module of Analysis. In this lesson, you will create and customize several types of graphs using the survey data including, bar, pie, and line. You will also export a graph as an image. Results created in Epi Graph can be used in reports later to present your findings as graphic representations.

Based on the survey data, many types of graphs could be produced to illustrate the need for funding. In this lesson, you will create graphs to illustrate age groups, missed days by gender, and the worst month for asthmatic conditions by school. For the asthma funding report, you will be creating a pie chart to illustrate which month is the worst month for asthmatic conditions based on data from the children surveyed.

You must have the Lesson5.PGM open and run prior to completing this lesson, as the code created in the previous lesson affects these graphs.

Length of time to complete: 2 hours Beginner

Graph Types

Overview of the types of graphs created in this lesson and how to use the GRAPH dialog box to make graph type selections.

Create a Bar Graph

Use the GRAPH command to create a bar graph for the Age variable.

Create a Pie Graph

Use the GRAPH command and the Customization dialog box to create a Pie Graph of the worst month for asthma. This graph will be exported and used in Lesson 10 Epi Report.

Export a Graph

Use Epi Graph to export a graph as an image for use in later reports and presentations.

Create a Rotated Bar Graph

Use the GRAPH command to create a rotated bar graph of missed days of school by gender.

Plot a New Graph Type

Use the Customization dialog box to change a bar graph into a line graph.

Create a Stacked Bar Graph

Use the GRAPH command to create a stacked bar graph of the worst month for asthmatic conditions by surveyed school.

Skills Review

Series of five review questions based on the reading and hands-on activities in this lesson.

Before You Begin

Complete Lesson 4 Analysis: Basics.

Complete Lesson 5 Analysis: Creating Statistics.

What You Need

Asthma Survey 2005.MDB

Lesson 5.PGM

FIVE GOALS

• Create a bar graph containing the ages of the children in the survey population.

• Create a pie graph of the worst month for asthmatic conditions and export it to be used in a later lesson.

• Create a rotated bar graph of missed days of school by gender.

• Create a stacked bar graph of worst month for asthmatic conditions by school.

• Use the Customization dialog box to plot new graph types and edit your graphs once created.