 | Search
Search functionality was added to SDA 3.2. Variable-level search can
be done within a single study. Both variable-level and study-level
search can be done across studies.
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| SDA Archiver
The Archiver is a Web application (released with SDA 3.1) that facilitates the work of
adding new datasets and codebooks to an SDA archive. This application could
be used both by administrators of a data archive and by individuals
affiliated with member institutions who would like to set up their own
dataset(s) in SDA.
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| New User Interface
A new user interface was developed for SDA 3.0 that includes program
selection, variable selection, and program option choices all on the same
screen. This was a joint project of CSM and ICPSR
at the University of Michigan.
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| Charts
Charts were added to the output of the SDA TABLES program in
version 1.4.
To see some examples, go to our SDA Archive page, choose
a dataset, and run the crosstabulation program. Or run some Quick
Tables using the GSS Cumulative Datafile.
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| Quick Tables
Quick Tables is a simplified interface for obtaining analysis results. This
was a joint project of CSM and ICPSR at the University of Michigan.
For details about how it works, see the Quick
Tables Information Page. You can also try generating a few Quick Tables
for the GSS Cumulative Datafile from the SDA Archive page.
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| "Word" Format Codebooks
SDA 1.3 introduced a method of producing codebooks in Microsoft Word format. This new output option
not only produces more attractive
print codebooks -- with various fonts, heading styles, etc. -- but also
allows users to easily introduce extra material, such as charts and other graphics,
into print codebooks. Word-format codebooks are also a useful format because they can be
automatically converted into PDF format using Adobe's Acrobat software. Here's an example of a small codebook produced by
SDA 1.3 in Word
format. And here's the same codebook after it's been automatically
converted to PDF
format (using Adobe Acrobat).
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| Instrument Documentation (IDOC)
CSM and the U.S. Census Bureau are involved in a joint project to construct
Web-browsable
documentation for CAI instruments. See the IDOC Web Site for more details, examples, and
updates about the latest release.
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| Enhanced HTML Codebooks
XCODEBK, the SDA program that creates HTML codebooks, has been modified to produce
enhanced HTML formatting. To see the changes, take a look at the GSS or
ANES on-line
codebooks in the SDA Archive. The new capabilities are available in SDA version 1.2
which was released in March, 2000.
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| Complex Standard Errors
The calculation of standard errors for complex samples has been added to the SDA program
that computes means and proportions. This was a joint project of CSM and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Data Archive
at ICPSR, University of Michigan. |
