Hey Team,
I would like to know whether in DHIS2 there is an inbuilt prediction module that can forecast data values of a particular dataset based on past data values.
I would be grateful for your response.
···
Kind Regards,
Dennis.
Hello Dennis,
We don’t really have a dedicated prediction module, though there are some functions like regression that can be used for extrapolations. Perhaps you could describe in a bit more detail what your needs are? Do you know of another software package which has this type of functionality?
Knut
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On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 3:23 AM, Dennis Banga dennisbanga@gmail.com wrote:
Hey Team,
I would like to know whether in DHIS2 there is an inbuilt prediction module that can forecast data values of a particular dataset based on past data values.
I would be grateful for your response.
Kind Regards,
Dennis.
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Dear Dennis,
DHIS2 allows you to use R and then do you predictions. There are some documentation of how to have it connected to DHIS2.
There is also a possibility to use Octave - the opensource version of MATLAB to do your predictions if you are familiar with MATLAB.
Alex
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On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 7:48 AM, Knut Staring knutst@gmail.com wrote:
Hello Dennis,
We don’t really have a dedicated prediction module, though there are some functions like regression that can be used for extrapolations. Perhaps you could describe in a bit more detail what your needs are? Do you know of another software package which has this type of functionality?
Knut
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On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 3:23 AM, Dennis Banga dennisbanga@gmail.com wrote:
Hey Team,
I would like to know whether in DHIS2 there is an inbuilt prediction module that can forecast data values of a particular dataset based on past data values.
I would be grateful for your response.
Kind Regards,
Dennis.
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Alex Tumwesigye
Technical Advisor - DHIS2 (Consultant),
Ministry of Health/AFENET
Kampala
Uganda
IT Consultant - BarefootPower Uganda Ltd, SmartSolar, Kenya
IT Specialist (Servers, Networks and Security, Health Information Systems - DHIS2 ) & Solar Consultant
+256 774149 775, + 256 759 800161
"I don’t want to be anything other than what I have been - one tree hill "
Hi Dennis and Alex,
Yes, there are many ways in which the data could be predicted with tools such as R or Python, even Excel. The problem of course is what model you choose to use. If we had a good way to predict routine health information from historical data, there would be little need for DHIS2, as we could simply predict it! There are many external tools which could help you to do this, and there is nothing in the DHIS2 core which would allow you to do this, but if you have a good model, then R is a pretty good tool to use for this type of stuff.
For simple cases, like extrapolation of population data, it should be pretty forward. For other things, like prediction of the number of malaria cases in a given district, a very good predictive model would be needed. It would be good to know the details of your intended modelling approach, so we could document it.
There are some trivial examples here and feel free to post more specific questions about how you might be able to achieve this.
Regards,
Jason
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On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 9:54 AM, Alex Tumwesigye atumwesigye@gmail.com wrote:
Dear Dennis,
DHIS2 allows you to use R and then do you predictions. There are some documentation of how to have it connected to DHIS2.
There is also a possibility to use Octave - the opensource version of MATLAB to do your predictions if you are familiar with MATLAB.
Alex
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On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 7:48 AM, Knut Staring knutst@gmail.com wrote:
Hello Dennis,
We don’t really have a dedicated prediction module, though there are some functions like regression that can be used for extrapolations. Perhaps you could describe in a bit more detail what your needs are? Do you know of another software package which has this type of functionality?
Knut
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Ministry of Health/AFENET
Kampala
Uganda
IT Consultant - BarefootPower Uganda Ltd, SmartSolar, Kenya
IT Specialist (Servers, Networks and Security, Health Information Systems - DHIS2 ) & Solar Consultant
+256 774149 775, + 256 759 800161
"I don’t want to be anything other than what I have been - one tree hill "
On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 3:23 AM, Dennis Banga dennisbanga@gmail.com wrote:
Hey Team,
I would like to know whether in DHIS2 there is an inbuilt prediction module that can forecast data values of a particular dataset based on past data values.
I would be grateful for your response.
Kind Regards,
Dennis.
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Jason P. Pickering
email: jason.p.pickering@gmail.com
tel:+46764147049
Thanks all for your responses. You have opened up my options on tackling the issue. I will engage the team in the course of my research to build an inbuilt prediction module.
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On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 11:03 AM, Jason Pickering jason.p.pickering@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Dennis and Alex,
Yes, there are many ways in which the data could be predicted with tools such as R or Python, even Excel. The problem of course is what model you choose to use. If we had a good way to predict routine health information from historical data, there would be little need for DHIS2, as we could simply predict it! There are many external tools which could help you to do this, and there is nothing in the DHIS2 core which would allow you to do this, but if you have a good model, then R is a pretty good tool to use for this type of stuff.
For simple cases, like extrapolation of population data, it should be pretty forward. For other things, like prediction of the number of malaria cases in a given district, a very good predictive model would be needed. It would be good to know the details of your intended modelling approach, so we could document it.
There are some trivial examples here and feel free to post more specific questions about how you might be able to achieve this.
Regards,
Jason
Regards,
Dennis
On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 9:54 AM, Alex Tumwesigye atumwesigye@gmail.com wrote:
Dear Dennis,
DHIS2 allows you to use R and then do you predictions. There are some documentation of how to have it connected to DHIS2.
There is also a possibility to use Octave - the opensource version of MATLAB to do your predictions if you are familiar with MATLAB.
Alex
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On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 7:48 AM, Knut Staring knutst@gmail.com wrote:
Hello Dennis,
We don’t really have a dedicated prediction module, though there are some functions like regression that can be used for extrapolations. Perhaps you could describe in a bit more detail what your needs are? Do you know of another software package which has this type of functionality?
Knut
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Technical Advisor - DHIS2 (Consultant),
Ministry of Health/AFENET
Kampala
Uganda
IT Consultant - BarefootPower Uganda Ltd, SmartSolar, Kenya
IT Specialist (Servers, Networks and Security, Health Information Systems - DHIS2 ) & Solar Consultant
+256 774149 775, + 256 759 800161
"I don’t want to be anything other than what I have been - one tree hill "
On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 3:23 AM, Dennis Banga dennisbanga@gmail.com wrote:
Hey Team,
I would like to know whether in DHIS2 there is an inbuilt prediction module that can forecast data values of a particular dataset based on past data values.
I would be grateful for your response.
Kind Regards,
Dennis.
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