Blaise Services at Westat provides the downloadable programs and documentation shown below to support Blaise developers and users.
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WesAudit Software-- a software tool for accessing and summarizing Blaise audit trail data -- to organize, simplify, and enhance use of audit trail files. It facilitates ad hoc review of individual case files in development, debugging, or problem reporting situations. It also provides a standard way to extract summary information for statistical analysis and reporting. |
WesAudit.Zip** |
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TestNote Software-- a program to support testing of Blaise instruments. TestNote is a stand-alone Windows executable. It promotes systematic testing of Blaise questionnaires by providing a fast, structured process for testers to document their work. The Blaise developer adds a user-defined menu item to the menu used by the instrument. The menu item starts TestNote passing various command-line parameters about the current field, the data model, and so forth. Testers, when they want to make a note, start TestNote through the Menu item or shortcut key. TestNote opens on the screen, showing various information about the instrument, tester, and current field. Then the tester selects from drop down lists and a radio button group to classify the type of testing note being entered. Next the cursor moves to the general notes memo field where the tester can enter any comments. |
TestNote.Zip** |
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WesRandR Software-- a tool for the randomization and rotation of survey items in Blaise. Randomization is a commonly used technique to address potential order effects in survey questions. Response categories for a single question or a series of questions are presented in random order. Rotation is similar with responses or a question series asked in a systematically varied sequence, for example, 1-2-3-4, 2-3-4-1, 3-4-1-2, 4-1-2-3. Some CAI packages include a built-in capability for randomization and rotation. In Blaise this requires custom programming. To simplify use of randomization and rotation in Blaise, we have developed WesRandR to automatically generate ready-to-run code for questions a Blaise datamodel. |
WesRandR.Zip ** |
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