Data Services presentation for Psychology

Overview
 Data Services
 ICPSR
 Minnesota Population Center data products
 General Psychology research resources

UNCG Data Services & ICPSR
LYNDA KELLAM, LMKELLAM@UNCG.EDU

Services
Support data discovery: http://uncg.libguides.com/data
Support Data Management: http://uncg.libguides.com/RDM
Data instruction
◦ Finding government statistics and data
◦ Using subscription databases such as ICPSR
Data consultations
◦ One-on-one assistance distinguishing between sources of data for research
projects.

Policies
◦ Assist users in acquiring freely available data in conjunction with
the library liaison.
◦ Attempt to purchase data sets for UNCG researchers dependent
upon funding and the Library’s ability to comply with license and
use restrictions.
◦ Methodological questions or data analysis/interpretation are not
in the scope of the Library's Data Services.
◦ The Library does not support GIS but offers GIS-lite products such
as SimplyMap.

Getting Started
 Use literature searches in PsychINFO to isolate possible
quantitative studies.
 Keep in mind not all of that data will be available.
 Look for large studies.
 Be flexible with time frame.
 Try specific government agencies
 ICPSR: http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/landing.jsp

ICPSR
The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
ICPSR’s mission is to:
◦ Collect and preserve research data.
◦ Disseminate data for further analysis and instruction by
researchers, scholars and instructors.
◦ Serve as a leading quantitative analysis training resource.
Access ICPSR from the Database list.

What is in a download?
Documentation files
- pdfs
◦ Questionnaire
◦ Codebook
◦ Description & Citation
Data in many forms!
◦ SPSS, SAS, Stata
◦ ASCII

Examples of ICPSR Data Sources
 Add Health
 Longitudinal study of adolescents in grades 7-12
 Nationally representative
 Ask questions about psychological and physical well-being
 Research on Early Life and Aging Trends and Effects (RELATE): A Cross-National Study
 Representative of the older adult population either nationally, in major urban centers or in major
provinces.
 Effects of early life conditions on older adult health conditions, including heart disease, diabetes,
obesity, functionality, mortality, and self-reported health
 Argentina, Bangladesh, Barbados, Brazil, Chile, China (Peoples Republic), Costa Rica, Cuba, England,
Ghana, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Netherlands, Puerto Rico, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, United
States, Uruguay

Meyer, Ilan, Bruce P Dohrenwend, Sharon Schwartz, Joyce Hunter, and Robert Kertzner. Project STRIDE: Stress, Identity, and Mental Health. ICPSR35525-
v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2016-01-22. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR35525.v1

http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/i
cpsrweb/NACDA/

McArdle, John, Willard Rodgers, and Robert Willis. Cognition and Aging in the USA (CogUSA) 2007-2009. ICPSR36053-v1. Ann Arbor,
MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2015-04-16. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR36053.v1

MyData Account
◦ MyData account – operates as
authentication
◦ Authenticate once every six
months on campus and you
can carry it with you

Data-Related Publications
A searchable database . . .
◦ containing over 62,500 citations of known published and unpublished works resulting from
analyses of data archived at ICPSR
◦ Works are associated with their relevant study…

Social Science Variables Database (SSVD)
Enables ICPSR users to search & compare
variables across datasets
Assists in:
◦ Data discovery
◦ Comparison/harmonization projects
◦ Data harvesting & data analysis
◦ Question mining for designing new research
◦ Research methods & substantive courses instruction

Social
Science
Variables
Database
(SSVD)

SDA Output
Gender variable by
occasions smoked
marijuana variable
View SDA Studies”

ICPSR Summer Program in Quantitative Methods
◦ Instruction on the tools and practices needed to analyze data
◦ For those with math phobia and those with advanced analysis
skills
◦ 3-5 day workshops and 4-8 week courses
◦ Primarily held at U of Mich.
◦ Some courses on other campuses
◦ http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/sumprog/

Teaching Resources to Bring Data into the
Classroom
Easy to use features of ICPSR’s website in classes
◦ Social Science Variables Database
◦ Bibliography of Data-Related Literature
◦ SDA – Online Analysis
Additionally, in partnership with teaching faculty, ICPSR has developed:
◦ Short Exercises – the DDLGs
◦ Online teaching modules
◦ Online tutorials

Sustainable Data Management
& Curation

“Data Curation”
◦Process used to add value to data, maximize access, and
ensure long-term preservation
◦Data are organized, described, cleaned, enhanced, and
preserved for public use, much like the work done on
paintings or rare books to make the works accessible to
the public now and in the future
◦Curation provides meaningful and enduring access to data
◦Data curation is the foundation for effective, long-term
data sharing

Three Sustainable Data Sharing Models
◦Fee-for-access model (membership archive)
◦Agency model (agency or foundation funds
public access)
◦Fee-for-deposit model (researcher writes fee
into grant and pays at deposit to fund public
access)

Data Management & Curation Resources
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/datamanagement/

More information on ICPSR
◦ Explore the website - www.icpsr.umich.edu
◦ Sign up for our email announcements -
www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/membership/lists/index.jsp
◦ Attend or view our webinars (open to the public!)
◦ Contact user support – netmail@icpsr.umich.edu
◦ Contact your Official Representative – lmkellam@uncg.edu

Other Sources
 Minnesota Population Center: https://www.pop.umn.edu/
 Integrated Health Interview Series: https://www.ihis.us/ihis/
 Demographic & Health Surveys: http://www.dhsprogram.com/
 World Health Survey:
http://apps.who.int/healthinfo/systems/surveydata/index.php/catalog
/whs/about

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