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Census and Survey Processing System (CSPro)
Census and Survey Processing System (CSPro)
CSPro 8.0.0
The Census and Survey Processing System (CSPro) is a public domain software package used by hundreds of organizations and tens of thousands of individuals for entering, editing, tabulating, and disseminating census and survey data. CSPro is designed to be as user-friendly as possible, yet powerful enough to handle the most complex applications. It can be used by a wide range of people, from non-technical staff assistants to senior demographers and programmers.
CSPro supports data collection on android devices (phones and tablets). The CSEntry Android App works in collaboration with the desktop version of of CSPro.
CSPro supports smart data transfer from Android or Windows devices to a server running CSWeb.
Videos
The U.S. Census Bureau offers CSPro training courses and workshops. In order to complement this traditional training program, the Census Bureau is also offering CSPro learning videos. All the videos are free of charge.
To view a CSPro learning video, simply click on a topic below. The Census Bureau will be adding new videos in the near future, so please check the website regularly.
For comments and suggestions about the videos, please email to cspro@lists.census.gov.
CSPro - Getting Started
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VideoCSPro: Tutorial 1. The Tutorial QuestionnaireThe first tutorial in this series demonstrating how to use CSPro. This tutorial examines the sample questionnaire.
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VideoCSPro: Tutorial 2. Create the Data DictionaryThe second tutorial in this series demonstrating how to use CSPro. This tutorial shows how to create the data dictionary for the sample questionnaire
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VideoCSPro: Tutorial 2a. Data Dictionary FundamentalsThis tutorial explains how the CSPro dictionary is used and the relationship between the dictionary, the data file, and the CSPro application.
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VideoCSPro: Tutorial 3. Create the Data Entry ApplicationThe third tutorial in this series. This tutorial shows how to create a data entry application to enter data for the sample questionnaire.
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VideoCSPro: Tutorial 4. Enter DataThe fourth tutorial in this series. This tutorial shows how to enter data using the data entry application created in tutorial three.
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VideoCSPro: Tutorial 5. Tabulate DataThe fifth tutorial in this series demonstrating how to use CSPro. This tutorial shows how to perform simple cross-tabulations using the data entered.
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VideoCSPro: Tutorial 6. Modify the TableThe sixth tutorial in this series demonstrating how to use CSPro. This tutorial shows how to modify the table created in tutorial five.
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VideoCSPro: Tutorial 7. Add Edits to the Data Entry ApplicationThe seventh tutorial in this series demonstration how to use CSPro. This tutorial shows how to perform an edit interactively at the time of data entry.
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VideoCSPro: Tutorial 8. Create and Run a Batch Edit ApplicationThe eighth tutorial in this series. This tutorial shows how to create a batch application that will check the data and produce a report displaying errors.
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VideoCSPro: Tutorial 9. Introduction to CAPI Data EntryThis tutorial reviews CAPI features and then shows how to create a CAPI application that will run on Windows and Android devices.
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Page Last Revised - January 23, 2024
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