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Research Data Management 101

The Lifecycle of a Dataset

What do we mean by data?

General

Social Sciences

Natural/Physical Sciences
  • images
  • video
  • mapping/GIS data
  • numerical measurements
  • survey responses
  • focus group and
  • individual interview transcripts
  • economic indicators
  • demographics
  • opinion polling
  •  measurements generated by sensors/laboratory instruments
  • computer modeling
    simulations
  • observations and/or field studies
  • specimen