Name and version: Data Documentation Initiative (DDI), version 3.1
Alternative name: [none]
Valid: From October 2009 (version 3.1)
Description: The Data Documentation Initiative is a standard for technical documentation describing social science data. The current version supports description of the full life cycle of a dataset or data collection (see also Generic Statistical Business Process Model).
Intended use: DDI is commonly used as a standard for documenting and describing data for archiving and reuse. It is also suitable for:
- Documenting on-going research projects
- Documenting secondary uses of data
- Creating concept/question/variable libraries
- Generating multiple delivery formats for data dissemination or discovery
Maintenance organization: DDI Alliance
ISO Standard Number: not applicable
References:
DDI FAQ: FAQ;
DDI Specification: http://www.ddialliance.org/specification
Schema descriptions: http://www.ddialliance.org/Specification/DDI-Lifecycle/3.1/XMLSchema/
Relationships to other standards: Concept Map
DDI is expressed as an XML schema
Language: English
Description last updated / validated: 27 July 2011 (Updated links)