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	In early March of 2008, the development team announced the OpenEpi site had been accessed one million times by users in 155 countries. That same month toolset updates began receiving a public version number, beginning with version 2.2.1.<ref name="OEHistNew" /> Released in September 2010, version 2.3.1 was long the latest version of the software. However, an update in the form of version 3.0 was released on April 4, 2013, featuring better support for mobile devices.<ref name="OEHistNew2">{{cite web \|url=http://www.openepi.com/v37/BriefDoc/news.htm \|title=OpenEpi News - What´s New in This Version? \|publisher=EpiInformatics \|accessdate=04 September 2013}}</ref>		In early March of 2008, the development team announced the OpenEpi site had been accessed one million times by users in 155 countries. That same month toolset updates began receiving a public version number, beginning with version 2.2.1.<ref name="OEHistNew" /> Released in September 2010, version 2.3.1 was long the latest version of the software. However, an update in the form of version 3.0 was released on April 4, 2013, featuring better support for mobile devices.<ref name="OEHistNew2">{{cite web \|url=http://www.openepi.com/v37/BriefDoc/news.htm \|title=OpenEpi News - What´s New in This Version? \|publisher=EpiInformatics \|accessdate=04 September 2013}}</ref>

			The last known release of OpenEpi is 3.03a, in May 2015.<ref name="OE303a">{{cite web \|url=http://www.openepi.com/Menu/OE_Menu.htm \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928095022/http://www.openepi.com/Menu/OE_Menu.htm \|title=OpenEpi Open Source Epidemiologic Statistics for Public Health \|date=04 May 2015 \|archivedate=28 September 2015 \|accessdate=06 May 2021}}</ref> Six years later and with no new news or new releases, it's unclear if the project is abandoned or discontinued.

	==Features==		==Features==

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	==Product history==		==Product history==

	In late 2002, Andy Dean — former chief of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Epi Info Development Team — teamed up with Emory University epidemiologist Kevin M. Sullivan to work on replacements for DOS-based epidemiological statistics calculators. The team chose JavaScript as the platform, deeming it as one that at the time offered "the widest distribution and that require[d] the least expensive tools to develop."<ref name="OEHistOld" /> By early 2003, the duo had enlisted numerous individuals to provide volunteer contributions to the open-source project. On January 1, 2004, the team announced the beta tag assigned to the project was removed and OpenEpi was stable for use, though it's not clear what version number, if any, was associated with that release.<ref name="OEHistOld" /> On April 24, 2007, the functionality of the toolset moved away from pop-up windows to a "tabbed interface," and a Windows-based installation file was created for it.<ref name="OEHistNew">{{cite web \|url=http://www.openepi.com/OE2.3/BriefDoc/news.htm \|title=OpenEpi News - What´s New in This Version? \|publisher=EpiInformatics \|accessdate=17 October 2012}}</ref>		In late 2002, Andy Dean — former chief of the U.S. [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]]'s Epi Info Development Team — teamed up with Emory University epidemiologist Kevin M. Sullivan to work on replacements for DOS-based epidemiological statistics calculators. The team chose JavaScript as the platform, deeming it as one that at the time offered "the widest distribution and that require[d] the least expensive tools to develop."<ref name="OEHistOld" /> By early 2003, the duo had enlisted numerous individuals to provide volunteer contributions to the open-source project. On January 1, 2004, the team announced the beta tag assigned to the project was removed and OpenEpi was stable for use, though it's not clear what version number, if any, was associated with that release.<ref name="OEHistOld" /> On April 24, 2007, the functionality of the toolset moved away from pop-up windows to a "tabbed interface," and a Windows-based installation file was created for it.<ref name="OEHistNew">{{cite web \|url=http://www.openepi.com/OE2.3/BriefDoc/news.htm \|title=OpenEpi News - What´s New in This Version? \|publisher=EpiInformatics \|accessdate=17 October 2012}}</ref>

	In early March of 2008, the development team announced the OpenEpi site had been accessed one million times by users in 155 countries. That same month toolset updates began receiving a public version number, beginning with version 2.2.1.<ref name="OEHistNew" /> Released in September 2010, version 2.3.1 was long the latest version of the software. However, an update in the form of version 3.0 was released on April 4, 2013, featuring better support for mobile devices.<ref name="OEHistNew2">{{cite web \|url=http://www.openepi.com/v37/BriefDoc/news.htm \|title=OpenEpi News - What´s New in This Version? \|publisher=EpiInformatics \|accessdate=04 September 2013}}</ref>		In early March of 2008, the development team announced the OpenEpi site had been accessed one million times by users in 155 countries. That same month toolset updates began receiving a public version number, beginning with version 2.2.1.<ref name="OEHistNew" /> Released in September 2010, version 2.3.1 was long the latest version of the software. However, an update in the form of version 3.0 was released on April 4, 2013, featuring better support for mobile devices.<ref name="OEHistNew2">{{cite web \|url=http://www.openepi.com/v37/BriefDoc/news.htm \|title=OpenEpi News - What´s New in This Version? \|publisher=EpiInformatics \|accessdate=04 September 2013}}</ref>

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	In late 2002, Andy Dean — former chief of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Epi Info Development Team — teamed up with Emory University epidemiologist Kevin M. Sullivan to work on replacements for DOS-based epidemiological statistics calculators. The team chose JavaScript as the platform, deeming it as one that at the time offered "the widest distribution and that require[d] the least expensive tools to develop."<ref name="OEHistOld" /> By early 2003, the duo had enlisted numerous individuals to provide volunteer contributions to the open-source project. On January 1, 2004, the team announced the beta tag assigned to the project was removed and OpenEpi was stable for use, though it's not clear what version number, if any, was associated with that release.<ref name="OEHistOld" /> On April 24, 2007, the functionality of the toolset moved away from pop-up windows to a "tabbed interface," and a Windows-based installation file was created for it.<ref name="OEHistNew">{{cite web \|url=http://www.openepi.com/OE2.3/BriefDoc/news.htm \|title=OpenEpi News - What´s New in This Version? \|publisher=EpiInformatics \|accessdate=17 October 2012}}</ref>		In late 2002, Andy Dean — former chief of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Epi Info Development Team — teamed up with Emory University epidemiologist Kevin M. Sullivan to work on replacements for DOS-based epidemiological statistics calculators. The team chose JavaScript as the platform, deeming it as one that at the time offered "the widest distribution and that require[d] the least expensive tools to develop."<ref name="OEHistOld" /> By early 2003, the duo had enlisted numerous individuals to provide volunteer contributions to the open-source project. On January 1, 2004, the team announced the beta tag assigned to the project was removed and OpenEpi was stable for use, though it's not clear what version number, if any, was associated with that release.<ref name="OEHistOld" /> On April 24, 2007, the functionality of the toolset moved away from pop-up windows to a "tabbed interface," and a Windows-based installation file was created for it.<ref name="OEHistNew">{{cite web \|url=http://www.openepi.com/OE2.3/BriefDoc/news.htm \|title=OpenEpi News - What´s New in This Version? \|publisher=EpiInformatics \|accessdate=17 October 2012}}</ref>

	In early March of 2008, the development team announced the OpenEpi site had been accessed one million times by users in 155 countries. That same month toolset updates began receiving a public version number, beginning with version 2.2.1.<ref name="OEHistNew" /> ~~The latest~~ version ~~seems to be~~ 2.3.1, ~~released~~ in ~~June 2011~~. ~~It's not known if development continues~~ on ~~the toolset~~.		In early March of 2008, the development team announced the OpenEpi site had been accessed one million times by users in 155 countries. That same month toolset updates began receiving a public version number, beginning with version 2.2.1.<ref name="OEHistNew" /> Released in September 2010, version 2.3.1 was long the latest version of the software. However, an update in the form of version 3.0 was released on April 4, 2013, featuring better support for mobile devices.<ref name="OEHistNew2">{{cite web \|url=http://www.openepi.com/v37/BriefDoc/news.htm \|title=OpenEpi News - What´s New in This Version? \|publisher=EpiInformatics \|accessdate=04 September 2013}}</ref>

	==Features==		==Features==

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	==Product history==		==Product history==

	In late 2002, Andy Dean — former chief of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Epi Info Development Team — teamed up with Emory University epidemiologist Kevin M. Sullivan to work on replacements for DOS-based epidemiological statistics calculators. The team chose JavaScript as the platform, deeming it as one that at the time offered "the widest distribution and that require[d] the least expensive tools to develop."<ref name="OEHistOld" /> By early 2003, the duo had enlisted numerous individuals to provide volunteer contributions to the open-source project. On January 1, 2004, the team announced the beta tag assigned to the project was removed and OpenEpi was stable for use, though it's not clear what version number, if any, was associated with that release.<ref name="OEHistOld"> On April 24, 2007, the functionality of the toolset moved away from pop-up windows to a "tabbed interface," and a Windows-based installation file was created for it.<ref name="OEHistNew">{{cite web \|url=http://www.openepi.com/OE2.3/BriefDoc/news.htm \|title=OpenEpi News - What´s New in This Version? \|publisher=EpiInformatics \|accessdate=17 October 2012}}</ref>		In late 2002, Andy Dean — former chief of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Epi Info Development Team — teamed up with Emory University epidemiologist Kevin M. Sullivan to work on replacements for DOS-based epidemiological statistics calculators. The team chose JavaScript as the platform, deeming it as one that at the time offered "the widest distribution and that require[d] the least expensive tools to develop."<ref name="OEHistOld" /> By early 2003, the duo had enlisted numerous individuals to provide volunteer contributions to the open-source project. On January 1, 2004, the team announced the beta tag assigned to the project was removed and OpenEpi was stable for use, though it's not clear what version number, if any, was associated with that release.<ref name="OEHistOld" /> On April 24, 2007, the functionality of the toolset moved away from pop-up windows to a "tabbed interface," and a Windows-based installation file was created for it.<ref name="OEHistNew">{{cite web \|url=http://www.openepi.com/OE2.3/BriefDoc/news.htm \|title=OpenEpi News - What´s New in This Version? \|publisher=EpiInformatics \|accessdate=17 October 2012}}</ref>

	In early March of 2008, the development team announced the OpenEpi site had been accessed one million times by users in 155 countries. That same month toolset updates began receiving a public version number, beginning with version 2.2.1.<ref name="OEHistNew" /> The latest version seems to be 2.3.1, released in June 2011. It's not known if development continues on the toolset.		In early March of 2008, the development team announced the OpenEpi site had been accessed one million times by users in 155 countries. That same month toolset updates began receiving a public version number, beginning with version 2.2.1.<ref name="OEHistNew" /> The latest version seems to be 2.3.1, released in June 2011. It's not known if development continues on the toolset.

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{{Infobox software
| name = OpenEpi
| title = OpenEpi
| logo = [[File:OpenEpi_logo.gif‎]]
| screenshot = 
| caption =
| collapsible =
| author =
| developer = [http://www.openepi.com/OE2.3/Menu/OpenEpiMenu.htm OpenEpi Development Team]
| released = {{Start date|2004|01|01}}<ref name="OEHistOld">{{cite web |url=http://www.openepi.com/OE2.3/BriefDoc/History.htm |title=OpenEpi History - Previous News Pages |publisher=EpiInformatics |accessdate=17 October 2012}}</ref>
| discontinued =
| frequently updated = yes
| programming language = JavaScript, HTML
| operating system = Cross-platform
| platform =
| size =
| language = English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
| status =
| genre = [[Laboratory informatics]] software
| license = [http://www.openepi.com/OE2.3/Menu/OpenEpiMenu.htm Modified MIT License]
| website = [http://www.openepi.com/ openepi.com]
}}

'''OpenEpi''' is a free open-source epidemiological statistics toolset. The tools are all web-based, programmed in HTML and JavaScript. The toolset can be utilized either from the main website or downloaded and ran from a desktop system.<ref name="OEUsing">{{cite web |url=http://www.openepi.com/OE2.3/BriefDoc/UsingOpenEpi.htm |title=OpenEpi - Using OpenEpi |publisher=EpiInformatics |accessdate=17 October 2012}}</ref>

==Product history==

In late 2002, Andy Dean — former chief of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Epi Info Development Team — teamed up with Emory University epidemiologist Kevin M. Sullivan to work on replacements for DOS-based epidemiological statistics calculators. The team chose JavaScript as the platform, deeming it as one that at the time offered "the widest distribution and that require[d] the least expensive tools to develop."<ref name="OEHistOld" /> By early 2003, the duo had enlisted numerous individuals to provide volunteer contributions to the open-source project. On January 1, 2004, the team announced the beta tag assigned to the project was removed and OpenEpi was stable for use, though it's not clear what version number, if any, was associated with that release.<ref name="OEHistOld"> On April 24, 2007, the functionality of the toolset moved away from pop-up windows to a "tabbed interface," and a Windows-based installation file was created for it.<ref name="OEHistNew">{{cite web |url=http://www.openepi.com/OE2.3/BriefDoc/news.htm |title=OpenEpi News - What´s New in This Version? |publisher=EpiInformatics |accessdate=17 October 2012}}</ref>

In early March of 2008, the development team announced the OpenEpi site had been accessed one million times by users in 155 countries. That same month toolset updates began receiving a public version number, beginning with version 2.2.1.<ref name="OEHistNew" /> The latest version seems to be 2.3.1, released in June 2011. It's not known if development continues on the toolset.

==Features==

Features of OpenEpi include<ref name="OEMRFeats">{{cite web |url=http://www.openepi.com/OE2.3/BriefDoc/About.htm |title=OpenEpi - About OpenEpi |publisher=OpenEMR Project |publisher=EpiInformatics |accessdate=17 October 2012}}</ref> :

* hundreds of statistical calculators
* pair-matched analysis
* diagnostic method evaluation
* random number generator
* stratified tables
* screening tests
* ability to save result files
* ability to load demo data from result files
* automatic column and row totaling

==Hardware/software requirements==

As the toolset is web-based, all that is needed is a JavaScript-enabled web browser.

==Videos, screenshots, and other media==

* [http://www.openepi.com/OE2.3/Downloads/Downloads.htm download option for OpenEpi]

==Entities using OpenEpi==

==Further reading==

* {{cite journal |journal=Public Health Reports |year=May–June 2009 |pages=471–474 |title=OpenEpi: A Web-based Epidemiologic and Statistical Calculator for Public Health |author=Sullivan, Kevin M.; Dean, Andrew; Soe, Minn Minn |url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2663701/ |pmc=PMC2663701}}

==External links==

* [http://www.epiinformatics.com/ EpiInformatics website]

==References==
<references />


[[Category:Laboratory informatics software (open source)]]
[[Category:Public health software (open source)]]