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Table of contents

1. About

• About this documentation
• About EpiSample
  • Features
    • F1: Census
    • F2: Sampling
      • Random sampling algorithm used by EpiSample
    • F3: Surveying

2. How to install

• Technology requirements
• Steps to install and configure EpiSample
• Before installing EpiSample
• How to install EpiSample on an Android device
• Before configuring EpiSample
• How to configure EpiSample App
  • Task 1: Link device with ODK Aggregate
  • Task 2: Setup interviewer/device information
  • Task 3: Load place name list
  • Task 4: Configure Collect module
  • Task 5: Select team leader device
  • Task 6: Protect administration settings
  • Task 7: Configure Navigate module (setup household survey questionnaire)

3. Design a questionnaire

• ODK 2.0 Tool Suite
• ODK Application Designer (rev 126)
• XLSX Converter (rev 126)
• XLSX form design

4. Server

• ODK Aggregate
• How to add the census form to ODK Aggregate
• How to add the survey form to ODK Aggregate

5. Workflow

• Context and settings description
  • General scenario
  • Logistics
  • Geographical hierarchy
  • Data collection instruments
  • EpiSample configuration
    • ODK Aggregate
    • Interviewer/Device information
    • Permissions
    • Collect module
    • Send/Receive module
• Workflow
  • Step 1: Generate a household list
  • Step 2: Aggregate household list on the supervisor device
  • Step 3: Sample households
  • Step 4: Send sampled households back to the enumerator devices
  • Step 5: Navigate to households and conduct surveys
  • Step 6: Transfer the surveys to the ODK Aggregate server

6. Outputs

• How data are stored on ODK Aggregate
  • ODK 2.0 census
    • Example
  • ODK 2.0 episample_survey_example
    • Example