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EXPANDING ACCESS TO RESEARCH DATA
RECONCILING RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES |
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National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Committee on National Statistics |
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| ISBN 10: |
0309100127 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780309100120 |
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| Publisher: |
NATIONAL ACADEMIES PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
11 November, 2005 |
| Pages: |
132 |
| Description: |
Policy makers need information about the nation which comes from research based on data. The risk of expanded access to potentially sensitive data is the increased probability of breaching the confidentiality of the data and, eroding public confidence in the data collection enterprise. This book issues guidance on how to exploit these tradeoffs. |
| Synopsis: |
Policy makers need information about the nationa "ranging from trends in the overall economy down to the use by individuals of Medicarea "in order to evaluate existing programs and to develop new ones. This information often comes from research based on data about individual people, households, and businesses and other organizations, collected by statistical agencies. The benefit of increasing data accessibility to researchers and analysts is better informed public policy. To realize this benefit, a variety of modes for data accessa " including restricted access to confidential data and unrestricted access to appropriately altered public-use dataa "must be used. The risk of expanded access to potentially sensitive data is the increased probability of breaching the confidentiality of the data and, in turn, eroding public confidence in the data collection enterprise. Indeed, the statistical system of the United States ultimately depends on the willingness of the public to provide the information on which research data are based. Expanding Access to Research Data issues guidance on how to more fully exploit these tradeoffs.The panela (TM)s recommendations focus on needs highlighted by legal, social, and technological changes that have occurred during the last decade. |
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US |
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National Academies Press |
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