This version of DANN aims to take the first step in expanding our mission to other states. It's built similarly and essentially works the same as the New Mexico version; the only differences being that it utilizes Texas data and it lacks the American Indian and Alaska Native variable. There are several reasons for this:
This data is not as accessible in Texas as it is in New Mexico
Judging by the results of our study, this variable does not have a monumental impact on diabetes rates in New Mexico
Note that the decision to create this version was made late in our project, therefore less than a week of development went into it. Both versions are fully functional. However, they are not as "fine-tuned" as the New Mexico versions. Under the correct circumstances they are capable of producing a reasonably accurate result, but nothing too extraordinary like the New Mexico versions are capable of. If you wish, we encourage you to improve upon these versions. Since this is a beta, we also provide an assortment of spreadsheets that would come in handy in case anyone would like to improve it/edit it themselves.
Again, if you do edit/improve DANN, we ask that you email us what you modified at mellitusnm@gmail.com.