WHR Technical Overview

Software/Hardware Stack

Key Public Pages

whr.northwestern.edu

Main Page

Signup Page

Consent Page

Contact Info Page (Demographics)

Getting Started Page (Overview)

Registry Survey Page

Key Admin Pages

whr.northwestern.edu/admin

Registry Overview Page

Registry Results Summary Page

WHR Tables and Models

How a survey becomes a registry!

1) Start with paper survey in MS Word format2) Copy and paste survey into a text document3) Edit text document into DSL format4) Run DSL formatted survey through the survey

engine5) Load generated data files into the WHR

database6) View survey online! 7) (Repeat 1-6 as needed)

Typical Question (with dependent) – MS Word format for paper survey

Typical Question (with dependent) – Re-written in DSL survey format

Typical Question (with dependent) – On-line registry format

Dependent question hidden until parent question condition is satisfied. In this case, when more than one race is chosen.

Examples of supported questions

Free text and paragraph entry are also supported!

Free text answers are validated

Questions?