Data management system. Part I, fieldwork data and data transfer specifications

Gerald Levitt

Published 1980

Proposes a data management system for the Housing Assistance Supply Experiment that provides procedures and facilities for acquiring, organizing, storing, and retrieving data generated by field surveys, enrollment and disbursement operations, and other data sources. The data collection process includes validation, coding, digitizing, cleaning, and storing of data. Sections on data control and processing, which make up the body of this Note, describe each of those steps, their control and coordination, and their relationship to the task of providing high-quality data for analysis. A summary following those two sections explains the coordination of fieldwork for the project and emphasizes the importance of maintaining confidentiality with regard to the information collected.

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Levitt, Gerald, Data management system. Part I, fieldwork data and data transfer specifications. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1980. https://www.rand.org/pubs/notes/N1029.html.
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