Include/Exclude Select Cohorts

The “Exclude...” option should be used when you want Joinpoint to analyze a subset of the cohorts found in your input data file.  With this feature, you can select those cohorts you wish to analyze and those that you do not.

Regardless of the number of cohorts you select to include in your analysis, all cohorts will still be present in the output data file.  Those that were “excluded” from the analysis, will be marked with an and labeled as “Excluded By User”.  Excluded cohorts will only display the observed data values in the graph and data grids.

If one or more cohorts are excluded when you execute your session, Joinpoint will display those cohorts in the “Issues Found in Cohort Data” window.  The cohorts will be marked as “User Selected to Exclude This Cohort” and the user can choose to cancel the job.

Selecting Cohorts to include using the “By-Variable” categories:

Choose By-Variables to Include

This list will contain all categories for each of your by-variables.  You can use this list to include or exclude cohort categories (groups) in your Joinpoint analysis.

Options:

Add By-Group –This button will add all cohorts containing the selected By-Variable category to the “Cohorts to Be Included” list.
Remove By-Group – This button will remove all cohorts containing the selected By-Variable category from the “Cohorts to Be Included” list.

Selecting Individual Cohorts to Include:

Choose Individual Cohorts to Include

This list will contain all the individual cohorts found in your input data file.   By using this list, you can include or exclude individual cohorts from your Joinpoint analysis.

 Options:

Add All – this button will add all items in the “Choose Individual Cohorts to Include” list to the “Cohorts to Be Included” list.
Add -> - this button will add any selected items in the “Choose Individual Cohorts to Include” list to the “Cohorts to Be Included” list.
<- Remove – this button will remove all selected items from the “Cohorts to Be Included” list.
Remove All – this button will remove all items in the “Cohorts to Be Included” list.

Cohorts That Will Be Modeled By Joinpoint:

Cohorts to Be Included: This list will contain all cohorts to be analyzed by Joinpoint.  If the list is empty, then the Joinpoint session cannot be executed.  There must be one or more cohorts listed.

Total Possible Cohorts: In the lower left-hand corner of the “Select Cohorts To Run” dialog will be the number of cohorts found in your input data file.

Total Number of Cohorts to be Processed: In the lower right-hand corner of the Select Cohorts To Run” dialog will be the total number of cohorts you have selected to have Joinpoint analyze.