MISSY
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The Microdata Information System (MISSY) is a database-driven online system, that provides structured metadata about selected research data of official statistics[1] free of charge as part of the service infrastructure of the German Microdata Lab (GML) at GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences.[2] MISSY is targeted at empirically-working scientists who use official microdata for their research.[3]
Documented data
[edit]Metadata for the following microdata are provided and regularly updated in MISSY:
- German Microcensus (MZ)
- European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC)
- European Union Labour Force Survey (EU-LFS)
All documentation in MISSY refers to microdata available for scientific purposes (Scientific Use Files).
Coverage
[edit]The metadata offered in MISSY includes aspects of information relevant for an analysis of the data collected in the respective surveys.[4]
The MISSY metadata schema is based on the recommendations of the international documentation standard of the Data Documentation Initiative (DDI) and work by GML. In MISSY, the research-relevant metadata on official microdata are digitally prepared and available via a database, from where they may be automatically exported to statistical software or social science classification systems. The system supports comparisons between survey years, countries, and research-relevant variables. MISSY data adheres to FAIR criteria (findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable) standards.[5][6]
External links
[edit]- Microdata Information System MISSY
- Homepage of GESIS
- German Microdata Lab
- Data access European microdata
- Data access German Microcensus
References
[edit]- ^ "GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences". www.gesis.org. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- ^ Bujnowska, Aleksandra. "Access to EU microdata for research purposes" (PDF). United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
- ^ Jeanette, Bohr; Anne, Balz; Florian, Thirolf; Matthäus, Zloch (2018). "Microdata Information System MISSY: Benefits for Research with Official Microdata, DDI-Based Implementation, and Evaluation with Regard to FAIR Criteria". 2018/18. doi:10.21241/ssoar.58260. ISSN 2364-3781.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences". www.gesis.org. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- ^ Bohr, Jeanette, Anne Balz, Florian Thirolf und Matthäus Zloch (2018): Microdata Information System MISSY: Benefits for Research with Official Microdata, DDI-Based Implementation, and Evaluation with Regard to FAIR Criteria. GESIS Papers 2018|18
- ^ Bohr, Jeanette. "Microdata Information System MISSY: Benefits for Research with Official Microdata, DDI-Based Implementation, and Evaluation with Regard to FAIR Criteria". vufind.lboro.ac.uk. Retrieved 2023-10-13.