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Data Capture. Process Stages. Process stages. Field controls Preparation of documents: EA recapitulation + higher geog. level Forms Final list of EAs Transfer to data capture center Logistic issues Update of EA list. Process stages. Capture of EA recapitulations?
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Data Capture Process Stages UNSD Regional Workshop on Census Data Processing for the English speaking African Countries: Contemporary technologies for data capture, methodology and practice of data editing Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 9-13 June 2008
Process stages Field controls Preparation of documents: EA recapitulation + higher geog. level Forms Final list of EAs Transfer to data capture center Logistic issues Update of EA list UNSD Regional Workshop on Census Data Processing for the English speaking African Countries: Contemporary technologies for data capture, methodology and practice of data editing Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 9-13 June 2008
Process stages Capture of EA recapitulations? Provide 1st estimations Help for the data capture control Preparation for data capture: Batch of documents (EAs) Separating documents (EA) (documents may transit by a regional office before transfer to data capture center) UNSD Regional Workshop on Census Data Processing for the English speaking African Countries: Contemporary technologies for data capture, methodology and practice of data editing Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 9-13 June 2008
Process stages Capture: Unit of work : batch Main process Exception process (to process errors of difficult cases) Control process (e.g. re-capture of a sample) Production of the batch file Validation of a batch file UNSD Regional Workshop on Census Data Processing for the English speaking African Countries: Contemporary technologies for data capture, methodology and practice of data editing Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 9-13 June 2008
Process stages Documents sent for archiving Final capture file (complete, or by region…) Coding Editing Macro-control Final database ready for tabulation UNSD Regional Workshop on Census Data Processing for the English speaking African Countries: Contemporary technologies for data capture, methodology and practice of data editing Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 9-13 June 2008
Thank You UNSD Regional Workshop on Census Data Processing for the English speaking African Countries: Contemporary technologies for data capture, methodology and practice of data editing Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 9-13 June 2008