Documentation on Kailas Venkitasubramanian

Reproducible Research Framework at the Charlotte Urban Institute: Why It Matters Now

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000

In recent years, conversations about reproducibility have moved from academic journals into policy circles, foundations, and government agencies. What was once framed as a “replication crisis” in psychology has broadened into a wider concern about the credibility, transparency, and cumulative nature of scientific work across disciplines (Open Science Collaboration, 2015).

For those of us engaged in quantitative community research—especially in dynamic regional contexts like the Charlotte metropolitan area—reproducibility is not merely a philosophical concern. It is an operational one.

CRDT Technical Operations Manual

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Summary

Objective(s) and Scope

The goal of this project is to create a comprehensive technical operations manual that documents all operational processes of the Charlotte Regional Data Trust The manual will serve as a single point of reference and provide clear, up-to-date information on all operational procedures.

The manual will be created using Rmarkdown, a tool that allows for the creation of rich, interactive documents. The manual will be hosted as a website that can be easily updated and maintained by team members.

CRDT Data Documentation Project

Thu, 03 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Summary

Objective(s) and Scope

The project seeks to enhance the quality and completeness of CRDT’s data documentation, and establish a centralized and organized infrastructure for storing and managing metadata.

The project includes reviewing the existing metadata, developing standardized data documentation (metadata, codebook, data dictionary), and implementing a data infrastructure for storing and organizing metadata for all databases.

Expected Outcomes

Improved data documentation quality and completeness.
Consistent and standardized data documentation across all databases.
A centralized and organized infrastructure for storing and accessing metadata.