[DDI-SRG] [Fwd: DDI3 Instumentation question] (fwd)

[Wendy Thomas]

Jannik

I read your question again and think I failed to be specific enough. There 
is no standard structure for processing languages for codes. It is 
dependent upon the InstrumentType which declares it's software. The code 
needs to be written in the language that can be processed by the software. 
The first example you provided (from questionExample.xml) was for a paper 
survey, therefore the code was understandable by the instrument. If the 
other example is for a paper document the code is also appropriate, but 
the *'s make no sense for inclusion as they are (if anything) 
presentation. We are looking at how enumerator/interviewer instructions 
are included in the instrument and I would think the use of *'s should be 
handled there.


Wendy


On Tue, 11 Sep 2007, Wendy Thomas wrote:

> Jannik
>
> This is the response I sent to the TIC list regarding your question. I
> will but a bug in our tracker to add detailed documentation on this to the
> Instrument section of the User Guide. The field level documentation states
> that it should be processable code and this statement is clearly not that.
>
> Wendy
>
>
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 08:22:11 -0500 (CDT)
> From: Wendy Thomas <wlt at pop.umn.edu>
> To: Pascal Heus <pascal.heus at gmail.com>
> Cc: DDI Structural Reform Working Group. <ddi-srg at icpsr.umich.edu>,
>     Tom Piazza <piazza at berkeley.edu>
> Subject: Re: [DDI-SRG] [Fwd: DDI3 Instumentation question]
>
> Pascal,
>
> I believe this is a misuse of the available elements. IfThenElse contains
> the following:
>
> Code (xs:string)
> SourceQuestion
> Description (structured string)
>
> The content noted below should have been in the description and/or listed
> as a routing instruction if display is required. The Code element should
> hold "The processible code of the expression".
>
> The example sited was from the workbook provided at the IASSIST workshop
> by Mary and Sanda. It is not an official document of the DDI 3.0
> specification.
>
> Wendy
>
>
> On Tue, 11 Sep 2007, Pascal Heus wrote:
>
>> Tom:
>> I have received the query below from a tool developer at the Dansk Data
>> Archive. Could you circulate this on the Instrument Documentation group and
>> let us know if we have any answer.
>> many thanks
>> Pascal
>>
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject: 	DDI3 Instumentation question
>> Date: 	Tue, 11 Sep 2007 11:52:32 +0200
>> From: 	Jannik Vestergaard Jensen <jvj at dda.dk>
>> To: 	Pascal Heus <pascal.heus at gmail.com>, J Gager <j.b.gager at gmail.com>
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi
>>
>> I have a question regarding DDI3 markup. Is there a convention reagrding the
>> condition code tag in: if, ifthen ... etc in the instumentation of the
>> datacollection.
>>
>> Eg.:
>> Taken from, live url:
>> _http://www.ddialliance.org/DDI/ddi3/questionExample.xml_
>> <dc:IfThenElse>
>> <r:Identification><r:ID>IFTE_1</r:ID></r:Identification>
>> <dc:IfCondition>
>>       <r:Code>*If yes [response = 1]*</r:Code>
>>       <r:SourceQuestion><r:ID>IQ_2</r:ID></r:SourceQuestion>
>> </dc:IfCondition>
>> ...
>>
>> Taken from: DDI3.0 Handbook, A crystal clear introduction to DDI3.0, IASSIST
>> Conference 2007
>> Markup Example: American National Election Study, 2004
>> <dc:IfThenElse>
>> <r:Identification><r:ID>IfThenElse_1</r:ID></r:Identification>
>> <dc:IfCondition>
>>       <r:Code>*If 1 thru 7*</r:Code>
>>       <r:SourceQuestion><r:ID>QC_A7</r:ID></r:SourceQuestion>
>> </dc:IfCondition>
>> ...
>>
>> There does not seen to be a standard/ convention to bescribe the exact
>> condition, is this so or am I missing something?
>>
>> Med venlig hilsen/ best regards
>> Jannik V. Jensen
>>
>> Dansk Data Arkiv
>> Islandsgade 10 - DK 5000 Odense C
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>> Email: _jvj at dda.dk_ <mailto:jvj at dda.dk> - web: _www.dda.dk_
>> <file://www.dda.dk>
>>
>>
>
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Wendy L. Thomas                          Phone: +1 612.624.4389
Data Access Core Director		 Fax:   +1 612.626.8375
Minnesota Population Center              Email: wlt at pop.umn.edu
University of Minnesota
50 Willey Hall
225 19th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55455