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Broadening Public Access to Data through the Development of Tools for Data Novices

Josefina J. Card

Sociometrics Corporation jjcard{at}socio.com

Lauren Shapiro

Sociometrics Corporation lauren{at}socio.com

Angela Amarillas

Sociometrics Corporation angela{at}socio.com

Elizabeth McKean

Sociometrics Corporation lmckean{at}socio.com

Tamara Kuhn

Sociometrics Corporation tkuhn{at}socio.com

In this article, the authors describe three new resources aimed at bringing scientific data, data analysis, and data interpretation to nonexperts (e.g., high school students; undergraduates; health practitioners) through innovative web-based and CD-ROM-based tools. In the first resource, original survey questions and answers are used as the basis for searching through data collections instead of analytic software-generated variables and response codes. Search results are presented as data tables, allowing novices to access survey findings without having to conduct data analysis themselves. A second set of tools is aimed at reaching an even larger audience of nonexperts through the development of a research-based data and Internet literacy curriculum, along with associated training materials. Finally, a third approach is looking at bringing math concepts and statistical data to high school students through the use of real-world DataStories that come to life with the help of computer-based story scripts, animation, audio, and interactive exercises.

Key Words: health data • survey research • retrieval software • statistics instruction • Social Science Electronic Data Library

Social Science Computer Review, Vol. 21, No. 3, 352-359 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/0894439303253983
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