The Harmony team is working on Harmony Discovery, which will allow social scientists to find datasets about Tobacco Use across data platforms. Harmony Discovery is due in 2025 and will extend the functionality of Harmony.
Exploring the origins, prevalence, and effects of tobacco use has occupied significant effort in the social sciences. The incorporation of longitudinal studies to this end offers an insightful window into the evolution of individual tobacco use patterns. Luckily, for researchers in this area, tools like Harmony Discovery are revolutionizing how appropriate datasets are discovered.
Harmony Discovery is a highly innovative tool designed with the fundamental task of helping social science researchers find datasets relevant to their subject of interest. Notably, this tool is instrumental for researchers who are particularly interested in longitudinal studies, like those of tobacco use.
A few examples include the ‘1647 Surveys on Smoking, 6-11 July, 1976’, ‘1649 Surveys on Smoking, 20-25 July, 1976’, and the ‘1646 Surveys on Smoking, 11-17 June, 1976’. Each of these datasets is exemplary of how meticulous record-keeping and repeated observations allow researchers to undertake deep analyses at an individual level.
Harmony Discovery leverages the power of large language models to match questionnaire items and variable names. By doing so, it makes it exceedingly simple and efficient to find related datasets. This smart tool has connected to several prolific data sources which include UKLLC, Closer, The Catalogue of Mental Health Measures, HDR UK, and ADR UK. The integration of these sources ensures a wide variety of relevant datasets at researchers’ fingertips.
Harmony Discovery is effectively empowering quality research on tobacco use. By connecting researchers to the right datasets quickly and efficiently, it allows them to focus more on their analyses and less on data acquisition.
If you are a social science researcher looking to make an impact through insightful studies into tobacco use and consumption behaviour, get started with Harmony Discovery today. It will help you discover comprehensive, high-quality datasets, and perhaps, your next breakthrough finding.
