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Data Services: What is a data set?


What is a data set?

A data set is a group of files associated with a study or other research and which might include a data file, codebook, and other documentation and related files.

Most data sets require at least basic statistical or spreadsheet programs for use.

What is ICPSR?

What is GIS?

 

Want more information?

See this great GLOSSARY of Selected Social Science Computing Terms and Social Science Data Terms,  compiled by Jim Jacob at the University of California, San-Diego