In this video, Johannes Breuer discusses what data linking is and why it is useful to link survey and social media data.

Johannes Breuer first discussed the definition and relevance of social media data in the social sciences, followed by three ways on how to collect such data (own data collection, cooperation with social media companies, purchase). The second part of the presentation focused on how and why to link...

Dr. Kristi Winters (GESIS) and Janek Bruker (formerly of GESIS) discuss social science metadata and standards for documenting harmonized social science data. This is video 4 in a series of 4 videos designed to provide introductory information on variable harmonization. Topics include an introduct...

Dr. Kristi Winters (GESIS) and Janek Bruker (formerly of GESIS) discuss the use of international standard classifications when harmonizing social science data. This is video 3 in a series of 4 videos designed to provide introductory information on variable harmonization. Topics include an introdu...

Dr. Kristi Winters (GESIS) and Janek Bruker (formerly of GESIS) discuss social science harmonization examples from large international survey programs. This is video 2 in a series of 4 videos designed to provide introductory information on variable harmonization. Topics covered include an introdu...

Dr. Kristi Winters (GESIS) and Janek Bruker (formerly of GESIS) discuss social science variable harmonization and harmonized data documentation practices. This is video 1 in a series of 4 videos and the video provides introductory information on social science variable harmonization. Topics in th...