Data Dictionary using R Tutorial

Warning

This tutorial is currently a work in progress.

This tutorial will walk you through the process of creating a data dictionary using R. A data dictionary is a comprehensive description of the data for your research data set. It includes information about the variables, their types, and any other relevant metadata. This is particularly useful for ensuring that your data is well-documented and easily understandable by others.

Tutorial Overview

This self-paced tutorial is intended to take X hours to complete.

The tutorial is split into the following sections:

  1. Data Description talks about the importance of data description and how to create a data dictionary.
  2. Summary Statistics discusses how to generate summary statistics for your data which is crucial for understanding the distribution and characteristics of your variables.
  3. Data Validation covers how to add validation rules to your data dictionary, ensuring that the data collected meets certain criteria.
Recommended Software

This tutorial assumes you have the following software installed:

  • SOME SOFTWARE + LINK HERE
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