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Page 1: Elements of Data Documentation.  What are the most important elements to document?  Who will be using the documentation?  How should these elements

Elements of Data Documentation

Page 2: Elements of Data Documentation.  What are the most important elements to document?  Who will be using the documentation?  How should these elements

Elements of Data Documentation

What are the most important elements to document?

Who will be using the documentation?

How should these elements be documented?

Page 3: Elements of Data Documentation.  What are the most important elements to document?  Who will be using the documentation?  How should these elements

Data Level Documentation Elements to document

Variables: name, labels, question text, length and type in data set

Values: List of valid values, coding Derived data: algorithm used to create Missing data: how was it handled? Question routing (skip patterns) Error checking/validation

Page 4: Elements of Data Documentation.  What are the most important elements to document?  Who will be using the documentation?  How should these elements

Study-Level Documentation Study Level

Context of project Details of data collection Information about data files

File name, date, version, number of cases Summary of measures Scaling/Scoring Validation/modification Longitudinal information Naming conventions Version information

Page 5: Elements of Data Documentation.  What are the most important elements to document?  Who will be using the documentation?  How should these elements

Users of Data Documentation Know your potential audiences

Data managers

Statisticians

Researchers

Outside users

Page 6: Elements of Data Documentation.  What are the most important elements to document?  Who will be using the documentation?  How should these elements

Types of Data Documentation Tabular codebook (Excel)

Good for organizing a large amount of information concisely

Sortable/filterable Annotated measure

Contains basic variable and value information in context

Data dictionary/Data narrative Good for measure/study-level information