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Data and Metadata Harmonization for the RAND Survey Meta Data Repository
dc.contributor.author | Amin, Alerk | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-04-17T19:33:39Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-04-17T19:33:39Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013-04-17 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1808/11040 | |
dc.description | Presentation at the North American Data Documentation Conference (NADDI) 2013 | |
dc.description.abstract | The RAND Survey Meta Data Repository aims to help researchers use data and metadata from the HRS-family of surveys on aging, including studies from the US, UK/Europe and Asia. The project consists of 3 major parts: 1) Importing the metadata for each wave of each survey (in various formats such as DDI, Excel, Word/PDF) and linking the various modules/items with a single hierarchy of concepts 2) Creating the RAND Harmonized datasets by combining data across different waves of different studies, to facilitate easier comparison across years and countries 3) The Repository website, which provides researchers a single point of access to browse/search the metadata across all of the different surveys Currently, only one of the studies provides metadata in DDI format to simplify the import process; for the other studies, custom scripts and a great deal of manual effort are required. This presentation will discuss how DDI could be used to improve the process of importing the metadata and creating the RAND Harmonized datasets, as well as benefits for the researchers that access the Repository. | |
dc.description.sponsorship | Institute for Policy & Social Research, University of Kansas; University of Kansas Libraries; Alfred P. Sloan Foundation; Data Documentation Initiative Alliance, RAND Corporation | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.subject | DDI | |
dc.subject | NADDI | |
dc.subject | Metadata | |
dc.subject | Data documentation | |
dc.subject | RAND | |
dc.subject | HRS | |
dc.subject | Health and Retirement Study | |
dc.title | Data and Metadata Harmonization for the RAND Survey Meta Data Repository | |
dc.type | Presentation | |
kusw.oastatus | na | |
kusw.oapolicy | This item does not meet KU Open Access policy criteria. | |
dc.rights.accessrights | openAccess |
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