It is essential that Data Preparation on international studies is properly
co-ordinated. Framework has extensive experience of managing data
preparation for international studies:
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Designing a common data map, to take account of all country variations in the questionnaire
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Designing a data punching spec to ensure that all countries produce data files to a common format
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Compiling a common code frame, and administering code frame additions to ensure no duplicates across countries.
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Ensuring that all editing decisions are taken centrally and applied consistently across all countries.