FAIR NATIONAL ELECTION STUDIES: HOW WELL ARE WE DOING?
GESIS, Cologne. Data File Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.7802/1761
Abstract: Election studies are an important data pillar in political and social science, as most political research investigations involve secondary use of existing datasets. Researchers depend on high-quality data because data quality determines the accuracy of the conclusions drawn from statistical analyses. We outline data reuse quality criteria pertaining to data accessibility, metadata provision, and data documentation using the FAIR Principles of research data management as a framework. We then investigate the extent to which a selection of election studies fulfils these criteria using studies fr ... more Availability: Free access (with registration)
License: CC BY 4.0: Namensnennung (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.de)
Subject area: Political Science
Methodology
Universe: Large-scale election studies from Western democracies
Sampling Procedure: Non-probability: Purposive
Mode of Data Collection: Content Analysis
Bibliographic information
Primärforschende, Institution: Eder, Christina; GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences | Jedinger, Alexander; GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences
Publication year: 2018
DOI: 10.7802/1761
Study number: SDN-10.7802-1761
Publisher: GESIS, Cologne
Versions
Current Version: 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.7802/1761
Reference publications
Publications: Eder, Christina & Jedinger, Alexander. FAIR national election studies: How well are we doing? Eur Polit Sci (2018);https://doi.org/10.1057/s41304-018-0194-3
