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Data Harmonisation: Unifying Data for Deeper Insights What is Data Harmonisation? In today’s data-driven world, data harmonisation has become increasingly important. With data coming from disparate sources, it’s essential to ensure that this information is consistent, accurate, and usable. For example, in a large study in social sciences, such as a longitudinal study or meta-analysis, it is common that a researcher may want to combine data from different studies. We can make data comparable by recoding variables from different studies, modifying them, or identifying which variables in one study match variables in another study.
How can I contribute to an open source project? Your guide to contributing to open source projects Are you feeling intimidated by the thought of stepping into the world of open source contributions? You don’t have to be an expert to help. You might find this guide helpful: https://opensource.guide/how-to-contribute as well as the Reddit Opensource community. 1. Start small, think big: Don’t feel pressured to tackle the most complex issues right away.
Contribute to the Harmony open source NLP project Are you a scientist, researcher, data wrangler, or language maestro? Harmony needs YOU! We’re always looking for talented individuals to join our team. Contribute to our open-source code: Whether you’re a seasoned developer or a curious newbie, your contributions are valued. Join the conversation: Join our Discord server, or follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, and other social media channels. Getting started Participating in an open source project can be very rewarding.
How should I format my file for Harmony? Harmony supports the following file types: Word - download an example Word doc formatted for Harmony Excel - download an example Excel spreadsheet formatted for Harmony with two tabs for two questionnaires CSV - download an example tab separated CSV file formatted for Harmony PDF - download an example tabular PDF document formatted for Harmony If you want to upload multiple questionnaires in a single file, you can use Excel format and put them in separate tabs.
Troubleshooting Harmony Harmony didn’t find anything in my PDF Harmony tends to perform better if you upload a file with item numbers. If there are are no question numbers in the instrument, it’s very hard for Harmony to distinguish question text from other content such as the copyright information. Click here to see an example PDF with question numbers included. Also, if your PDF is a scanned document, please see if you can find a fully digitised (OCR’ed) version of the document.
Longevity is a tricky topic in software development. We’ve been thinking about how we can make sure that Harmony continues to operate for a long time in the future, since Harmony is intended as a public good for researchers to use with no strings attached (an open source tool for social science). Sustainability assessment In April 2023, we completed the software sustainability assessment with the Software Sustainability Institute, which gave us 29 recommended improvements to make Harmony more sustainable.
