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This packages together the basic contents of a data dictionary (Simple Data Description) with high level information on the data (discovery, coverage, simple instrument, and data relationships).
Methodology
The This will describe the study design specifications underlying the conduct of a research/business project. This is distinct from the execution of the design – which is captured elsewhere (in Data Collection, Fieldwork, Data Processing and Data Analysis) – but should be able to be related to the execution in the conduct of the study. There are a variety of possible areas to cover such as study inception, data management planning, survey development, sampling, weighting, estimation, imputation, etc.
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