Research data re-use cases

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We are gathering cases of research data re-use - https://www.mozillascience.org/share-your-story. To be sure we understand the details of your case, we may get in touch with follow-up questions. Thanks for your participation! Please send any questions or comments to Stephanie Wykstra (swykstra@poverty-action.org) or Stephanie Wright (stephanie@mozillafoundation.org).

What is your name? *

What is your institution? *

What's your email address? (We will not share your contact information.) *

Which field do you work in? *

Please briefly describe your re-use case. *

We are particularly interested in 1) Which datasets you re-used and 2) A few details about the research that you conducted using them.

If there is a link to your publication or report, please share!

Which factors helped you re-use the data for your purpose? (Check all that apply)

Data were in a format that I could easily use.

Variables were well-labelled and/or well-defined with a codebook, etc.

Helpful documentation on the data such as readme file with file index, organizational structure, etc.

Code files provided which detailed how variables were constructed, cleaned, etc.

Original survey instruments were shared.

Helpful documentation on how the study was conducted.

Other:

Which factors were challenges in your re-use of the data? (Check all that apply)

Data were in a proprietary or other format that made it challenging to access.

Variables were not well-labelled or otherwise documented

Lack of documentation such as a readme file to explain structure, organization, etc.

Code files were not included to explain how variables were constructed, cleaned, etc.

Original data collection documents such as survey instruments were not shared.

Information on how study was conducted wasn’t included.

Other:

How did you find the data that you re-used for your research?

Read about it in a publication.

Word of mouth through colleagues.

Database or internet search.

Other:

How did you access to the data that you re-used for your research?

Data were openly available on the researcher's website.

Data were available in a public repository.

I requested the data, which the researcher shared privately with me.

I requested the data, which an organization (e.g. funder or other group) shared with me.

Other:

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How much contact with original researchers did you have as you re-used the data?

No contact at all.

We let them know that we were going to re-use the data, but that's it.

They answered some clarifying questions.

We had a lot of discussion about their data and/or other materials such as code.

Other:

Do you have any advice for other researchers who are sharing their data, or who are seeking data for re-use?

Do you give us permission to share your responses?

Notes: 1) we will not share your email address. 2) for responses which are multiple choice, we will only be sharing aggregated responses. 3) if you share a specific publication/report as your case study (which we encourage!), that response will provide identifying information if shared.

I give permission to share all of my responses, including my name/institution.

I give permission to share my responses, but only if de-identified (i.e. name and institution removed).

Other:

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