This paper discusses how household panels in general?and the German Socio- Economic Panel (SOEP) in particular?can serve as reference data for researchers collecting datasets that do not represent the full universe of the population of interest (e.g., through clinical trials, intervention...

The availability of well-educated researchers is necessary for the fruitful analysis of social and economic data. The increased data offer made possible by the creation of the Research Data Centers (RDCs) has resulted in an increased demand for PhD students at the master’s or Diplom levels....

Anhand eines persönlichen Rückblicks auf die Entwicklungen in den Bereichen Rechnerentwicklung, Datenzugang und Entwicklung von Statistik-Software werden Trends für die zukünftige Entwicklung der Statistik im Bereich der Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaft hergeleitet. Insbesondere werden...

This paper concentrates on the trends in peer-reviewed longitudinal panel studies under scientific direction. Household panel studies have succeeded in broadening their disciplinary scope. Numerous innovations such as questions dealing with psychological concepts, and age-specific topical...

Background: The National Cohort (NaKo) will be one of the largest cohort studies in Europe to include intensive physical examinations and extensive information about the socio-demographic background and behavior of the subjects. However, regional selectivity of the study and potential learning...

Die Menge der für Forschungszwecke zur Verfügung stehenden Daten vergrößert sich beständig (King, 2011). Jedoch werden unter Daten in den verschiedenen wissenschaftlichen Disziplinen ganz unterschiedliche Dinge gefasst. Aus dem lateinischen kommend bezeichnet ein Datum zunächst einmal...