This resource is helpful to anyone wanting to know more about data but doesn’t know where to start. Research Data Scotland has created a short introduction to help you understand what public sector data is and how it’s used in research. The resource addresses the following questions, and the webpage also contains a video on data linkage:
- What is public sector data?
- How is public sector data kept safe?
- How is data made available for research?
- How do researchers access public sector data?
- What are the barriers to accessing public sector data for research?
- What is data linkage?
Supporting PEDRI’s Good Practice Standard 2: Data literacy and training