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Survey Metadata Survey Metadata DocumentationDocumentation
Sue Ellen Hansen, Gina-Qian Cheung, Kirsten Alcser, Sue Ellen Hansen, Gina-Qian Cheung, Kirsten Alcser, Grant Benson, Ashley Bowers, Karl Dinkelmann, Grant Benson, Ashley Bowers, Karl Dinkelmann,
Youhong Liu, Beth-Ellen Pennell, Marsha Skoman Youhong Liu, Beth-Ellen Pennell, Marsha Skoman ISRISR
Janet Harkness, Peter Ph. MohlerJanet Harkness, Peter Ph. MohlerZUMAZUMA
IASSIST 2005IASSIST 2005EdinburghEdinburgh
May 25, 2005May 25, 2005
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GoalsGoals
• Collect sufficiently detailed data about the survey design and implementation process: Facilitate standardization and cross-cultural
comparison
• Standard measures
• DDI compliant XML metadata
Archive survey information and materials
Facilitate replication
Meet contractual obligations
Reduce administrative burden
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GoalsGoals
Also to facilitate: Monitoring of processes
• E.g., review and approval of sample designs before implementation
Assessment of process quality Improvements in methods and measures Analysis and correct use of data
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Obstacles Obstacles
• Time and cost constraints
• Complexity of computer assisted interviewing (CAI) systems and instruments
• Lack of adequate tools for documenting survey lifecycle
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Survey Metadata Survey Metadata Documentation System (SMDS)Documentation System (SMDS)
• ISR and ZUMA collaborative development
• Tool designed to facilitate documentation of survey lifecycle from initial design through data collection to post-survey processing and archiving
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SMDSSMDS
• Features: Supports multiple users simultaneously
Modularized
Web-based
Easy navigation
Built in skip logic
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SMDSSMDS
• Features: Designed to follow the survey
documentation life-cycle
• capture relevant information when it happens
Data reporting options by country, module, or question
Data extraction to third party software package
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SMDSSMDS
• Metadata Modules General National Study Information Ethics Review/Consideration Sample Design Translation Process and Products Interviewers and Interviewer Training Pretesting Data Collection Quality Control Dataset Preparation/Final Report Information Data Depositing
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SummarySummary
• SMDS: Web- based data entry tool for capturing information
about all phases of survey life cycle Standardized, primarily closed questions, for all
surveys, all countries• Facilitates collection of comparative information• Can search on discrete variables for cross-national
comparisons Multiple user access, data entry for single survey Dynamic, incorporates skip logic Can generate comparative reports across countries,
surveys