/CDC_Data_Analysis

Visualizes datasets provided by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention with Excel spreadsheets.

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CDC_Data_Analysis

Visualizes datasets provided by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention with xlsx spreadsheets.

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Note: Any use of this data implies consent to abide by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's term of the data use restrictions as stated here.

Prerequisites

Before you can run this program, ensure that yoou have the following software installed and functional:

  • Python 3.5.2 or better
  • xlsxwriter 1.0.2 or better

Installing

To install this program, simply download the file called 'CDC_Data_Analysis.py' as well as some datasets. Datasets for the years 2008-2016 are provided in the folder named 'Datasets'. If you wish to use a dataset from a year that is not included in this repository, visit the CDC's official website here.

If you choose to use extra datasets not provided by the repository, be sure to change the YEARS constant in the CDC_Data_Analysis.py source file to include your chosen years.

Running

To run this program, move all the datasets you wish to analyze to the same folder as CDC_Data_Analysis.py. Run the program from your python command terminal. The program will create an xlsx file on your desktop contain the collected data.

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License

This project is licensed under the Apache License Version 2.0 - see the LICENSE file for details.