DATA1 – Accumulating Research Data
About 65% of the respondents build up collections of scientific, qualitative, quantitative, or primary source research data in the course of their research.
DATA2 – Accumulating Media Data
About 56% of the respondents build up digital collections of image or media research data in the course of their research.
DATA3 – Importance of Different Data Types
The respondents rated the importance of different types of data from 10 (Extremely important) to 1 (Not at all important). The chart below shows the average importance rating.
DATA4 – Features for Managing and Preserving Data
The question provides 8 features relating to data management for the respondents to rate their importance, using a scale from 10 (Extremely important) to 1 (Not at all important). The chart below shows the average importance rating.
DATA5 – Point of View on Various Data Issues
There are 7 statements on which respondents rate their level of agreement from 10 (Extremely well) to 1 (Not at all well).
DATA6 – Perceived Values of Data Support
The question lists 8 sources of data support. Free software was ranked the highest on average, followed by library.
DATA7 – Data Preservation Practices
There are 5 methods listed here. The majority (70%) of the respondents preserve data themselves; all other options have relatively few votes.
last modified 21 June 2018