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  • Specially prepared data can be found in our research data centers (RDC) ALLBUS, International Survey programs, PIAAC and Election
  • GESIS Search: Data from over 6,500 studies in the GESIS data archive 
  • da|ra: All registered data in the data registration agency
  • histat: Long time series on population, education and economy for the Federal Republic of Germany since 1950

ZIS: Tested social science items and scales

Pretest database: Results of the cognitive pretests conducted at GESIS

MISSY: Comprehensive metadata on German and European microdata of official statistics (working aids, social science and official classifications, concepts and definitions etc.).

Our RDC German Microdata Lab is happy to help you.

Project planning: Support during the entire project and development of sample designs

GESIS Survey Guidelines: Introduction to and overview of central topics of study planning and data collection

Items & Scales: Validated and documented survey instruments

Cognitive Pretesting: Consulting on and review of question instruments

Samples: Consulting and development of sample designs

SSOAR: Open Access Repository with full texts for download and self-publishing

Library: Special Collection on Empirical Social Research and Applied Computer Science

  • Data services for data archiving
  • SowiDataNet|datorium: Repository for easy documentation, publishing and sharing of quantitative data, scripts, metadata and relevant documents
  • ZIS: Publishing Items and Scales
  • Summer School in Survey Methodology: Courses on methods of data evaluation, data collection and social science research designs
  • GESIS Spring Seminar: Courses in advanced methods of quantitative data analysis for social scientists
  • GESIS Methodenseminar: Courses on basic knowledge and skills in handling quantitative research data
  • GESIS Workshops:  Courses on a variety of social science research methods

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