Recording Scheme
Recording Scheme
The data objects in the RDC at ZPID are described in terms of the following information:
Bibliographic Information
Includes the following metadata: Creator/author, contributor, title, year of publication, funder, citation
Abstract
Short summary in English language
Codebook
Precise description of all variables within a given dataset, including the following Information:
name, label, measurement instrument (not always included), scale level, value labels, missing values
Study Description
Includes information on research questions/hypotheses, research design, measurement instruments/ apparatus, data collection method as well as a sample description, containing information on the population, the sampling method, the subject recruitment and the sample size.
Further Literature
Includes a listing of literature directly related to the data set, test procedures used, and further reading.
Associated Code
Provides references of data preparation and analysis code as well as program code for a specific research data object
Associated Materials
Provides references of study materials for a specific research data object