Presentation

Exploration
p
of Blaise
B
Instrument
Generation from
m Metadata
Fred Wensing, Jua
anita Pettit
Presented by Juanita Pe
ettit
Hi! from Fred
O
Outline
ƒBackground
ƒInstrument Datta Model
ƒDemonstration
n
ƒConclusions
C
Ba
ackground
ƒDeveloping
Developing Blaise
e instruments for 12 yrs
¾CAPI
¾CATI
¾Editing (data collected via paper forms)
ƒCorporate Metada
ata Repository
¾based on ISO 11
1179
¾currently develop
ping for "data elements"
¾next step to add "questions"
questions
Why ge
enerate code?
ƒtake
take advantage o
of systems infrastructure
ƒgive more control over content to designers
¾avoid duplication
n off effort
ff
¾minimise errors
ƒconsistency betw
ween instrument and spec
ƒreuse of data elem
ment/question definitions
¾ e.g. multi-modal surveys
ƒimplement standa
ards
ƒto save time
Instrume
ent Data Model
Surrvey
y Form
Question
Module
Questio
Respon
Cells
Q
Quest
tion Mapping
pp g
M
MAGIC
M etadata
A ssisted
G eneration (of)
I nstrument
C ode
MAGIC
C Main screen
Impo
ort file (.csv)
ort
( csv)
Imp
port screen
Demon
nstration - Edit
Analyse
Ana
lyse output
Demonstrration
ration - Generate
Demonsttration
tration - Preview
Demo - Qu
uestion Mapping
uestion
Demo - Final
Final Instrument
Conclusions
ƒMAGIC
MAGIC is function
nal and in-use
in use at ABS
¾quicker than han
nd-coding
¾f ilit t iteratio
¾facilitates
it tion (for
(f presentation)
t ti )
¾incorporates ABS
S standards
Conclus
sions continued
ƒEdits
Edits must be han
nd-coded
nd
coded
ƒOnly generates Editing
E
instruments
¾CATI/CAPI
C /C
prese
entation different
ff
¾Conditional routiing a priority
ƒReuse of metadata not possible when
question changess form due to mode
Que
estions?
j
juanita.pettit@abs
it
ttit@ bs.gov.au