CSPro Workshop in PSI India

1. Census and Survey Processing System
(CSPro) Workshop
P.Prabhu
Manager Research
5th August 2013

2.  The Census and Survey Processing System (CSPro)
is a free software package for entering, editing,
tabulating, and disseminating data from censuses
and other surveys.
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What is CSPro ?

3.  CSPro was designed and implemented through a
joint effort among the developers of Integrated
Microcomputer Processing System (IMPS) and
Integrated System for Survey Analysis (ISSA): the
United States Census Bureau, Macro International,
and Serpro, S.A. Funding for the development is
provided by the Office of Population of the United
States Agency for International Development.
 CSPro is designed to eventually replace both IMPS
and ISSA.
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History

4.  CSPro 2.0 (the first version) released on May 5, 2000
 CSPro 3.x (2005) included a much more powerful tabulation system
 CSPro 4.0 (2008) added support for PDA devices
 Most recent version (CSPro 4.1) released on May 5, 2011
 CSPro 4.1 (2011) added additional tools for CAPI operations on
portable computers such as tablets
 CSPro 5.1 (July, 2012)
 CSPro 5.2 Latest version (December, 2012)
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Release History

5.  Used in over 160 countries by:
– National Statistical Offices
– NGOs
– Universities
– Hospitals
– Militaries
– Businesses
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Worldwide Use

6.  With low-cost computers proliferating (tablets, smartphones), will there
be another paradigm shift in the future?
 The Android support first beta version will be released at the end of the
year. And the production version will be available in 2014.
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Future?

7. Strengths
 CSPro is free and will be forever
 Works on any modern machine with Microsoft Windows
 Has been tested and used for over ten years
 Can export data to major statistical software formats, and often
is used in combination with other programs
 Flat file, text-based format
Weaknesses
 No way to turn applications into Internet applications
– Not compliant with common database programs and languages,
e.g., SQL
– Only one user can write to a file at any given time
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Strengths and Weaknesses

8. CSPro Utilities
 Sort Data File
 Tabulate Frequencies
 Text, Table, & Map Viewer
 Concatenate Data Files
 Reformat Data
 Compare Data Files
 Export Data
 Various Conversions

9. Primary CSPro Components
 Dictionaries (.dcf)
 Forms (.fmf)
 Data Files (.dat)
 Applications (.ent and .bch)
 Tabulation (.xtb)
 All CSPro files are stored in ASCII format

10. Moving to next
PSI