Querying a Dataset

How is the unit of observation formally/technically defined? How does it get defined in the data documentation?

Submitted by Lindsay Poirier on December 14, 2023 - 5:50pm
What is the social history of the unit of observation’s definition? How do social groups talk about this definition? How has it been contested?

Submitted by Lindsay Poirier on December 14, 2023 - 5:51pm
What potentially relevant information is excluded from representation due to the scope of the unit of observation’s definition?

Submitted by Lindsay Poirier on December 14, 2023 - 5:51pm
How do concepts get divided for one primary categorical variable in the dataset? What are the possible terms?

Submitted by Lindsay Poirier on December 14, 2023 - 5:51pm
What is the social history of the classification system dividing a categorical variable in the dataset? How do social groups talk about this classification system? How has it been contested?

Submitted by Lindsay Poirier on December 14, 2023 - 5:52pm
What people or things that might not fit neatly into the categories in a categorical variable in the dataset?

Submitted by Lindsay Poirier on December 14, 2023 - 5:52pm
For one count variable in the dataset, according to what definition are things counted?

Submitted by Lindsay Poirier on December 14, 2023 - 5:52pm
Through what social processes were the definitions for one count variable in the dataset agreed upon?

Submitted by Lindsay Poirier on December 14, 2023 - 5:52pm
What potentially relevant information is excluded from representation due to the scope of the counted variable’s definition?

Submitted by Lindsay Poirier on December 14, 2023 - 5:52pm
For one measured variable in the dataset, according to what standards are things measured?

Submitted by Lindsay Poirier on December 14, 2023 - 5:53pm
Through what social processes were the standards for one measurement variable in the dataset agreed upon?

Submitted by Lindsay Poirier on December 14, 2023 - 5:53pm
What potentially relevant information is excluded from representation due to the scope of the measured variable’s standards?

Submitted by Lindsay Poirier on December 14, 2023 - 5:53pm

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