Tools

The RCMD site contains many tools to help the user get the most from ICPSR.

Search Tools

• Variable Search

  Users can perform variable level searches across studies in order to compare the answers to similar questions.

• Bibliographic Search

  The bibliographic search allows users to see find publications resulting from the data. It is a continuously-updated database of thousands of citations of works using data held in the RCMD archive.

• Glossary of Social Science Terms

Data Analysis Tools

Users can perform online data analysis on the RCMD site without downloading files. RCMD currently offers online analysis components for selected data collections using Survey Documentation Analysis (SDA).

• Analyze Data Online with SDA

LGBTQ Data Resource

This page provides users a growing list of variables and questions pertaining to sexual orientation, gender identity, and sexual behavior.

• Resources for Research on Gender Identity, Sexual Behavior, and Sexual Orientation

Anti-Racism Data Reuse Guide

The purpose of this document is to advance racially equitable data reuse practices for researchers to ensure that analysis does not harm the population(s) being studied or contribute to further marginalization of racialized communities.

• Anti-Racism Data Reuse Guide