Data-NoMAD: A Tool for Boosting Confidence in the Integrity of Social Science Survey Data
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| author | Gordon, Sanford C. Samii, Cyrus Su, Zhihao |
| author_facet | Gordon, Sanford C. Samii, Cyrus Su, Zhihao |
| contents | To safeguard against data fabrication and enhance trust in quantitative social science, we present Data Non-Manipulation Authentication Digest (Data-NoMAD). Data-NoMAD is a tool that allows researchers to certify, and others to verify, that a dataset has not been inappropriately manipulated between the point of data collection and the point at which a replication archive is made publicly available. Data-NoMAD creates and stores a column hash digest of a raw dataset upon initial download from a survey platform (the current version works with Qualtrics and SurveyCTO), but before it is subject to appropriate manipulations such as anonymity-preserving redactions. Data-NoMAD can later be used to verify the integrity of a publicly archived dataset by identifying columns that have been deleted, added, or altered. Data-NoMAD complements existing efforts at ensuring research integrity and integrates seamlessly with extant replication practices. |
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| spellingShingle | Data-NoMAD: A Tool for Boosting Confidence in the Integrity of Social Science Survey Data Gordon, Sanford C. Samii, Cyrus Su, Zhihao Cryptography and Security E.1; E.2 To safeguard against data fabrication and enhance trust in quantitative social science, we present Data Non-Manipulation Authentication Digest (Data-NoMAD). Data-NoMAD is a tool that allows researchers to certify, and others to verify, that a dataset has not been inappropriately manipulated between the point of data collection and the point at which a replication archive is made publicly available. Data-NoMAD creates and stores a column hash digest of a raw dataset upon initial download from a survey platform (the current version works with Qualtrics and SurveyCTO), but before it is subject to appropriate manipulations such as anonymity-preserving redactions. Data-NoMAD can later be used to verify the integrity of a publicly archived dataset by identifying columns that have been deleted, added, or altered. Data-NoMAD complements existing efforts at ensuring research integrity and integrates seamlessly with extant replication practices. |
| title | Data-NoMAD: A Tool for Boosting Confidence in the Integrity of Social Science Survey Data |
| topic | Cryptography and Security E.1; E.2 |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.14651 |