This page is a directory to uploading and preparing your data in Crunch. We've broken down the phases into the 5 broad phases:
The amount of work you need to do depends on the type of data you're uploading and the quality and completeness of the metadata.
If you're working with a direct survey import (eg: from Decipher) you may not need to do some of the steps below. On the other hand, if you have an SPSS datafile, then many of the steps involved in the Setup phases will apply to you.
We highly recommend you read the following to understand how datasets should be set up and the types of things researchers will ask of you if you're a DP department.
- Recommendations for setting up a clean and tidy dataset
- Requesting a clean and tidy dataset from a DP team (dataset specs)
Most tasks you can do via the web app. You may find scripting (R or Crunch Automation) more effective if you have bulk actions to accomplish. Some tasks require scripting (ie: can't be done in the web app).