Documentation of variables and question texts in DSDM

The program Dataset Documentation Manager (DSDM) can be used to descibe datasets and to create CodebookExplorer databases:

• Read in SPSS datasets
• Documentation of variables
• Documentation of question texts, answer texts, codes
• Multi-linguality and support for unicode
• Create CBE databases
• Export to DDI-Codebook format

The DSDM software can be downloaded here.

Software:
• Download Setup for Dataset Documentation Manager - DSDM
• DSDM Help file German
• DSDM Help file English
• DSDM License
• IBM SPSS License
Examples:
• Example studies ZA3431-ZA3434 can be found at https://doi.org/10.4232/1.3431
• DSDM example database Childhood, adolescence and becoming an adult 1991-1997 (CAA)

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