The Harmony team is working on Harmony Discovery, which will allow social scientists to find datasets about Gambling Disorder across data platforms. Harmony Discovery is due in 2025 and will extend the functionality of Harmony.
In today’s digital era, vast amounts of data are collected and stored. For researchers, this offers tremendous opportunities for insights, but it also poses daunting challenges in discovering relevant datasets efficiently. Harmony Discovery, an innovative data discovery tool, provides a solution to this challenge for social scientists, particularly those interested in longitudinal studies. In this post, we’ll focus on how Harmony Discovery assists researchers in discovering datasets about a specific issue – the Gambling Disorder.
Gambling Disorder, otherwise known as pathological gambling, is a significant public health concern. Researchers interested in this area conduct studies to understand the factors influencing the onset, progression, and treatment of the disorder. Key to their research is access to rich, relevant datasets.
Harmony Discovery offers access to a wide range of data sources, from mental health measures to large-scale, nationally representative surveys. It connects to sources such as the UKLLC, Closer, the Catalogue of Mental Health Measures, HDR UK, and ADR UK.
For researchers interested in Gambling Disorder, the tool offers several datasets:
Gambling-related brain responses in social and problem gamblers (850229): This dataset adopts a psychological and biological approach, investigating the common biases that cause problem gamblers to overestimate their chances of winning.
British Gambling Prevalence Survey, 2010 (6843): A large-scale nationally representative survey, it measures the prevalence of participation in all forms of commercial and private gambling in Great Britain.
British Gambling Prevalence Survey, 1999 (6639): This earlier version of the British Gambling Prevalence Survey offers a historic perspective on the issue.
These datasets come with rich, detailed data and enable comparative studies across time or population groups.
What makes Harmony Discovery truly valuable is its intuitive design and powerful search capabilities. By matching questionnaire items and variable names, the tool efficiently navigates through millions of data points to identify relevant datasets.
Like many powerful tools, Harmony is also quite versatile. Whether you’re looking for longitudinal, cross-sectional, or mixed-methods data on Gambling Disorder (or any other theme), Harmony Discovery has the capability to unearth the most pertinent datasets at your fingertips.
In conclusion, Harmony Discovery is a vital resource for researchers in Gambling Disorder. Its access to relevant datasets, coupled with a sophisticated yet user-friendly interface, transforms the research journey from daunting to stimulating. For researchers, this tool is not just a convenience – it’s a game changer.
