1. Analyzing Poverty Workshop June 23-27, 2008 PDQ-Explore Analyzing Poverty and Socioeconomic Trends

2. Analyzing Poverty Workshop June 23-27, 2008 Requirements PC (Not Mac) with Windows NT or later PC (Not Mac) with Windows NT or later 128 MB RAM or more 128 MB RAM or more 100 MB Free Hard Disk 100 MB Free Hard Disk Write access to installation drive Write access to installation drive USB Port (if using flash drive) USB Port (if using flash drive) Connection to Internet Connection to Internet

3. Analyzing Poverty Workshop June 23-27, 2008 Installation Note PDQ-Explore is designed to run as a client on a PC that has Internet access to our PDQ server in Ann Arbor. PDQ-Explore is designed to run as a client on a PC that has Internet access to our PDQ server in Ann Arbor. By default it installs in: C:\ProgramFiles\PDQ By default it installs in: C:\ProgramFiles\PDQ NPC Computing lab machines do not allow write access to the C: drive. NPC Computing lab machines do not allow write access to the C: drive. Thus, PDQ-Explore has been installed on Drive H: (user IFS file space) and on Drive E: (external USB flash drive). Thus, PDQ-Explore has been installed on Drive H: (user IFS file space) and on Drive E: (external USB flash drive).

4. Analyzing Poverty Workshop June 23-27, 2008 Starting PDQ-Explore Open My Computer and the H: Drive Open My Computer and the H: Drive Open the PDQ Folder Open the PDQ Folder Double-Click on explore.exe Double-Click on explore.exe Or: Start, Run, h:\pdq\explore.exe Or: Start, Run, h:\pdq\explore.exe If using the flash drive, insert the flash drive in the USB port and proceed as above using Drive E: rather than Drive H:. If using the flash drive, insert the flash drive in the USB port and proceed as above using Drive E: rather than Drive H:. Note: The USB Drive letter is machine dependent Note: The USB Drive letter is machine dependent

5. Analyzing Poverty Workshop June 23-27, 2008 Getting Started Confirm server: pdq.psc.isr.umich.edu Confirm server: pdq.psc.isr.umich.edu No subscriber name/password is required No subscriber name/password is required Enter/Enter/Enter until “Open” window Enter/Enter/Enter until “Open” window Double-Click on “npc” workspace Double-Click on “npc” workspace Expand “ipacs_all” data set Expand “ipacs_all” data set Expand “housing” or “person” Expand “housing” or “person” Browse through variable lists Browse through variable lists

6. Analyzing Poverty Workshop June 23-27, 2008 Set Up Query Select a data set (ipacs_all). Select a data set (ipacs_all). Right click or click on the “Query” tab. Right click or click on the “Query” tab. Click on “Setup New Expert Query.” Click on “Setup New Expert Query.” Setup window opens. Setup window opens. Fill in the blanks (see the following slides and related handouts). Fill in the blanks (see the following slides and related handouts). Click on the “Results” tab. Click on the “Results” tab.

7. Analyzing Poverty Workshop June 23-27, 2008 Filling in the Blanks – Example 1 Query Name:Example 1 Query Name:Example 1 Query Type:Tabulation Query Type:Tabulation Universe/Selection: y2k=2006 Universe/Selection: y2k=2006 Row:statefip Row:statefip Column:sex Column:sex Weight: Weight:

8. Analyzing Poverty Workshop June 23-27, 2008 Filling in the Blanks – Example 2 Query Name:Example 2 Query Name:Example 2 Query Type:Tabulation Query Type:Tabulation Universe/Selection: y2k=2006 Universe/Selection: y2k=2006 Row:statefip Row:statefip Column:age>=65 Column:age>=65 Weight: Weight:

9. Analyzing Poverty Workshop June 23-27, 2008 Filling in the Blanks – Example 3 Query Name:Example 3 Query Name:Example 3 Query Type:Summary Stats Query Type:Summary Stats Universe/Selection: y2k=2006 Universe/Selection: y2k=2006 Row:statefip Row:statefip Describe Expression: age Describe Expression: age Weight: Weight:

10. Analyzing Poverty Workshop June 23-27, 2008 Filling in the Blanks – Example 4 Query Name:Example 4 Query Name:Example 4 Query Type:Summary Stats Query Type:Summary Stats Universe/Sel:y2k=2006 & poverty>0 Universe/Sel:y2k=2006 & poverty>0 Row:statefip Row:statefip Describe Exp.:poverty Describe Exp.:poverty Weight: Weight:

11. Analyzing Poverty Workshop June 23-27, 2008 Data Gotchas You need to know your data: You need to know your data: Relevance to concerns Relevance to concerns Variable names Variable names Codes Codes Limits, top codes Limits, top codes Missing and N/A Codes Missing and N/A Codes Sense of reasonable and unreasonable Sense of reasonable and unreasonable

12. Analyzing Poverty Workshop June 23-27, 2008 PDQ-Explore Gotchas You need to know what you can ignore. You need to know what you can ignore. Focus on tabulations and summary stats. Focus on tabulations and summary stats. Large tables can be hard to interpret. Large tables can be hard to interpret. You need to understand the options: You need to understand the options: Percentages Percentages Totals Totals Sorting Sorting Saving/Exporting/Printing Setups and Results Saving/Exporting/Printing Setups and Results

13. Analyzing Poverty Workshop June 23-27, 2008 Installing the PDQ-Explore Client Download PDQ-Explore from: Download PDQ-Explore from: www.pdq.com/products/download www.pdq.com/products/download www.pdq.com/products/download Install in default C:\Program Files\PDQ Folder. Install in default C:\Program Files\PDQ Folder. OR OR Copy PDQ folder on the flash drive to C:\Program Files on desktop/laptop computer; Copy PDQ folder on the flash drive to C:\Program Files on desktop/laptop computer; Create a desktop shortcut to the explore.exe file in the PDQ folder. Create a desktop shortcut to the explore.exe file in the PDQ folder.

14. Analyzing Poverty Workshop June 23-27, 2008 Updating Files Files to Update from Blog to the PDQ Folder: Files to Update from Blog to the PDQ Folder: ipacs_all.pdqCodebook ipacs_all.pdqCodebook ipacs_all.pdqCustomItems ipacs_all.pdqCustomItems ipcps_all.pdqCodebook ipcps_all.pdqCodebook ipcps_all.pdqCustomItems (Forthcoming) ipcps_all.pdqCustomItems (Forthcoming) Zipped npcx.pdqWorkspace folder Zipped npcx.pdqWorkspace folder The zipped folder should be unzipped to the PDQ Folder. The zipped folder should be unzipped to the PDQ Folder.