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| − | In order to ensure consistency for the data in WeSIS as well as the documentation in WeSISpedia several coding rules and documentation standards have been established. | + | In order to ensure consistency for the data in WeSIS as well as the documentation in WeSISpedia, several coding rules and documentation standards have been established. |
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== Data Collection == | == Data Collection == | ||
'''Date Time''': Dates, e.g. the introduction of laws, election dates etc. shall be entered as YYYY.MM.DD. | '''Date Time''': Dates, e.g. the introduction of laws, election dates etc. shall be entered as YYYY.MM.DD. | ||
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| + | '''Country Codes''': Several rules apply when assigning country codes to the data: | ||
| + | <ol> | ||
| + | <li>COW country codes are preferred over V-Dem and ISO codes.</li> | ||
| + | <li>Whenever possible, data should be collected for each entity separately.</li> | ||
| + | <li>Whenever possible, all [[Country Codes]] should be added to ensure comparability.</li> | ||
| + | </ol> | ||
| + | ''Note'': V-Dem country codes aim at providing a consistent time series for an entity (e.g. Korea is subsumed under South Korea). This way, disassociating data for both entities becomes cumbersome if they should be analyzed separately. Instead, WeSIS' aim is to provide data as "disaggregated" as possible to allow for flexible case selection and aggregation afterwards. | ||
== Spelling == | == Spelling == | ||
| − | + | '''BE or AE''': In WeSISpedia American English shall be used. | |
| − | + | '''Capitalization''': Indicator Names (and hence page titles) shall be capitalized. | |
== Citation == | == Citation == | ||
Hier Abschnitt zu APA-Stil | Hier Abschnitt zu APA-Stil | ||
Revision as of 10:54, 3 July 2018
In order to ensure consistency for the data in WeSIS as well as the documentation in WeSISpedia, several coding rules and documentation standards have been established.
Data Collection
Date Time: Dates, e.g. the introduction of laws, election dates etc. shall be entered as YYYY.MM.DD.
Country Codes: Several rules apply when assigning country codes to the data:
- COW country codes are preferred over V-Dem and ISO codes.
- Whenever possible, data should be collected for each entity separately.
- Whenever possible, all Country Codes should be added to ensure comparability.
Note: V-Dem country codes aim at providing a consistent time series for an entity (e.g. Korea is subsumed under South Korea). This way, disassociating data for both entities becomes cumbersome if they should be analyzed separately. Instead, WeSIS' aim is to provide data as "disaggregated" as possible to allow for flexible case selection and aggregation afterwards.
Spelling
BE or AE: In WeSISpedia American English shall be used. Capitalization: Indicator Names (and hence page titles) shall be capitalized.
Citation
Hier Abschnitt zu APA-Stil
