ICPSR is pleased to announce the beta launch of the ICPSR Data User Help Center!
Links to the Data User Help Center can be found under the Help tab and the Data tab on the ICPSR Web site -
Converting Data tutorials
This online resource provides a variety of tutorials designed to help data users with using ICPSR data and related resources. Its overall goal is to provide data users with comprehensive answers, 24 hours a day/7 days a week, to the most common problems they experience.
Moreover, the help center provides several media options to accommodate different learning styles including those who learn best by using video, audio, or print-out instructions. In addition, PowerPoint presentations of the tutorials are available for individuals who find it necessary to take groups through the tutorials.
While help center is still under construction and will undergo continuous updating and populating, it currently contains tutorials on reading data (ASCII files) into statistical programs including SPSS, SAS, and Stata, as well as a few other tutorials. These tutorials were prioritized for development since they are the most frequent problems supported by the ICPSR User Support group.
