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MISSY

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The Microdata Information System (MISSY) is a database-driven online system, that provides structured metadata about selected research data of official statistics[1] free of charge as part of the service infrastructure of the German Microdata Lab (GML) at GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences.[2] MISSY is targeted at empirically-working scientists who use official microdata for their research.[3]

Documented data

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Metadata for the following microdata are provided and regularly updated in MISSY:

  • German Microcensus (MZ)
  • European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC)
  • European Union Labour Force Survey (EU-LFS)

All documentation in MISSY refers to microdata available for scientific purposes (Scientific Use Files).

Coverage

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The metadata offered in MISSY includes aspects of information relevant for an analysis of the data collected in the respective surveys.[4]

The MISSY metadata schema is based on the recommendations of the international documentation standard of the Data Documentation Initiative (DDI) and work by GML. In MISSY, the research-relevant metadata on official microdata are digitally prepared and available via a database, from where they may be automatically exported to statistical software or social science classification systems. The system supports comparisons between survey years, countries, and research-relevant variables. MISSY data adheres to FAIR criteria (findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable) standards.[5][6]

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References

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  1. ^ "GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences". www.gesis.org. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  2. ^ Bujnowska, Aleksandra. "Access to EU microdata for research purposes" (PDF). United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  3. ^ Jeanette, Bohr; Anne, Balz; Florian, Thirolf; Matthäus, Zloch (2018). "Microdata Information System MISSY: Benefits for Research with Official Microdata, DDI-Based Implementation, and Evaluation with Regard to FAIR Criteria". 2018/18. doi:10.21241/ssoar.58260. ISSN 2364-3781. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ "GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences". www.gesis.org. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  5. ^ Bohr, Jeanette, Anne Balz, Florian Thirolf und Matthäus Zloch (2018): Microdata Information System MISSY: Benefits for Research with Official Microdata, DDI-Based Implementation, and Evaluation with Regard to FAIR Criteria. GESIS Papers 2018|18
  6. ^ Bohr, Jeanette. "Microdata Information System MISSY: Benefits for Research with Official Microdata, DDI-Based Implementation, and Evaluation with Regard to FAIR Criteria". vufind.lboro.ac.uk. Retrieved 2023-10-13.