icpsr – finding and using data for research
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ICPSR – Finding and Using Data for Research. Libbie Stephenson ISR Data Archives March 12, 2010. Getting to Know ICPSR. http://www.icpsr.umich.edu. What is ICPSR? From where do the data come? Why do individuals use ICPSR? Supporting Social Sciences Research - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Libbie Stephenson ISR Data Archives March 12, 2010
ICPSR – FINDING AND USING DATA FOR RESEARCH
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GETTING TO KNOW ICPSR
What is ICPSR? From where do the data come?
Why do individuals use ICPSR?
Supporting Social Sciences Research
Enhancing undergraduate and graduate education
How do I get started using ICPSR?
Finding data http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/ICPSR/access/index.jsp
Creating a MyData account
Downloading data
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IT’S ABOUT DATA! Seek out researchers, PIs, research agencies and collect data
files and pertinent documents related to the original research
Process the data and documents
Output data into multiple formats (ASCII, SAS, SPSS, STATA, SDA)
Preserve it for the future
Disseminate data directly to the desktops of students and researchers for secondary analysis
Provide education, training, & instructional resources
Summer Program in Quantitative Methods
Undergraduate and graduate student & teaching resources to support quantitative literacy
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MORE ABOUT THE DATA ICPSR archives both U.S. and international data
Data Sources:
Government (census, government organizations)
Large data collection efforts (National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, Panel Study of Income Dynamics)
Polls (ABC and CBS news polls, voter polls)
Principal Investigators (Chitwan Valley Family Study, Marital Instability Over the Life Course)
Data repurposed (Integrated Fertility Survey Series, Collaborative Psychiatric Epidemiology Surveys)
Other organizations (NCAA)
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DATA FOR MANY DISCIPLINES
Anthropology
Criminal Justice
Demography
Economics
Education
Foreign Policy
Gerontology
Health & Medical Policy
History
Law/Legal Services
Political Sciences
Psychology
Public Policy
Sociology
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EXPLORING THE ICPSR WEB SITE
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http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/ICPSR/
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FINDING AND DOWNLOADING DATA
Many search tools found under the Find & Analyze Data link
MyData account – operates as authentication and like a shopping cart!
Data available in a variety of formats:
ASCII data with set-up files
SPSS, SAS, STATA, Online analysis
Includes documentation
Codebook – original and reformulated
Processing notes
User support available
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SEARCHING FOR DATA - TIPS8
When you know what you want An acronym A survey name A series name An investigator or agency name
You sort of know what you want Keywords or themes Populations, time frame, geography Type of data
You have no idea what you want! Start with the Bibliography of Data-Related Literature
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SPECIALTY ARCHIVES AND
THEMATIC COLLECTIONS Data grouped by substantive topic
Many archives (thematic collections), including:
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Data Archive (SAMHDA)
National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD)
National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging (NACDA)
Data Sharing for Demographic Research (DSDR)
Resource Center for Minority Data (RCMD)
International Data Resource Center (IDRC)
General Archive
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DATA EXPLORATION EXERCISE
Find the “Search” box on the front page (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu)
Enter a search term of your choice
Identify a study of interest
Read the description
Who were the survey participants?
Where & when was it collected?
What were the main subjects covered?
Find an article based on these data
Would you like to download?
Does this study have online analysis capability?
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THE STUDY HOME PAGE11
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ICPSR’S BIBLIOGRAPHY OF
DATA-RELATED LITERATURE
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Publications based on data held at ICPSR
Growing the Data Bibliography
ICPSR staff continuously searching for data citations
Encouraging the use of data citations (included in all downloads & on the documentation page!)
Ability to see the article citation and click through for full-text through UC e-Links
Many use the Data Bibliography as a search tool!
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Designed to teach quantitative research methods to undergraduates in a different way.
Integrates ICPSR bibliography of data related literature into teaching students how make their way from ideas to empirical work to literature and back.
Suitable for both research methods and other substantive courses requiring empirical research
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/EDRL/index.jsp
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ONLINE ANALYSIS SOFTWARE
Survey Documentation & Analysis (SDA) developed at UC Berkeley
Web-based, requires no additional software or licensing
Over 500 datasets available for use with SDA
Just interested in online datasets?
Easy for students but sophisticated analyses available for researchers
Good for preliminary analyses to determine whether data will work for a particular research question
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BRINGING DATA INTO THE CLASSROOM
In partnership with teaching faculty, ICPSR has developed:
Online tutorials
Online teaching modules
Online Learning Center (Introductory/Substantive Courses)
Student research opportunities
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ADDITIONAL ICPSR RESOURCES
Summer Program in Quantitative Methods
Registration to open February 9, 2010
Subscribed Email Lists
ICPSR Help
FAQs (searchable)
Data User Help Center (w/ audio/video tutorials)
Local Support
ICPSR Social Networks
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Tool to help learn simple data analysis techniques
Intended for introductory-level statistical analysis.
OLC addresses key concerns raised by teaching faculty in focus groups and in-depth interviews.
Requires no additional software.
www.icpsr.umich.edu/OLC
Webinar on using the OLC in class on ICPSR website
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RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES FOR
STUDENTS Research paper competitions -- a research
journal experience & cash prizes!
Paid student internships focusing on investigating social sciences research
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FOR MORE INFO: Explore the website - http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/ICPSR/
Sign up for email announcements - http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/ICPSR/org/lists/index.jsp
Attend or view webinars (open to the public!) - http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/ICPSR/help/datausers/index.jsp
Contact – [email protected]
Also contact the Data Archive 310-825-07161120-H Rolfe Hall http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/issr/da
Libbie Stephenson, Archivist [email protected]
Jamie Jamison, Technology Specialist [email protected]
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