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Codebook

For Codebook we have a term and definition in Computing and Social Science.



Codebook (Computing and Social Science)

Generically, any information on the structure, contents, and layout of a data file. Typically, a codebook includes: column locations and widths for each variable ; definitions of different record types ; response codes for each variable; codes use to indicate non-response and missing data; exact questions and skip patterns used in a survey; and other indications of the content of each variable. Many codebooks also include frequencies of response. Codebooks vary widely in quality and amount of information included. They may be machine-readable or paper copy or microfiche.




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