1. Epidemiological Tools
Epidemiological ToolsThere are a variety of tools that an epidemiologist might have at his
or her disposal. The most common tools that are used in the field are SAS, SPSS, EpiInfo, R,
and many others. These require significant time and diligence to become proficient at each
of these statistical tools. However, almost every office has Microsoft Excel, Numbers (the
Mac equivalent), or Google’s Excel-like product.Often times, epidemiological calculations
can seem/appear intimidating. However, if you let the excel document do the work for you
then you do not have to worry about making errors in simple math. Please download the
attached Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. You will be doing the following:Calculating:Crude
Mortality RateAge-Specific Mortality RateAge-Adjustment (using the direct
method)Prevalence Incidence DensityGraphing:Incidence and PrevalenceYou will need to
go to the Census Bureau, then click on Advanced Search then click on Geography. In the area
marked state, county, or place, type your community or a community near you and select
enter. You are going to want information from a table that contains Age and Sex in the
title. Please see attached file
