cleaner, faster data
"What CWEST can do for you"
Instant Data Access
CWEST makes optimal use of the recent proliferation of mobile telephone networks in rural areas. Teams can upload their data onto a secure server at the end of each day (or more frequently if required). This gives you:
- Immediate (next-day) availability of data through secure web uploading. Your data are safely backed up on our web servers or server of your choice. No more worrying what will happen to those paper questionnaires travelling around the country.
- CWEST will automatically export the data into your preferred analysis package (Stata, SPSS, etc.) already cleaned, labelled and logically organised into files.
- The data structure is incorporated in the design process. No more awkward paper forms that do not lend themselves to being translated into data files.
- Data are analysis-ready from day one. You can start conducting preliminary analyses on smaller samples and can identify any problems with data collection from the beginning.
- If you feel a certain question deserves an additional response code or the interviewer manual is unclear or an additional consistency check should be conducted , all of this can now be done hassle-free through our automated update system.
- CWEST significantly improves the quality of the data collection process by having instant data access. Headquarters can closely monitor on-going field work, enabling them to give instant feedback or intervene when necessary. While in traditional surveys many problems are highlighted only after a few months, CWEST allows survey managers to have oversight and control from day one.