The Data Archive can provide data to help you in your Research projects, but particularly for Masters or Phd level research, especially those of you working in the fields of economics, statistics, politics, sociology, accountancy, business studies, public health, welfare and history. The many thousand datasets held by the Data Archive are available for secondary analysis whether for substantive or methodological research. Many datasets are particularly good sources for comparative analysis whilst others permit the exploration of change over time. The data and documentation also have significant potential for the exploration of methodological issues relating to the collection and analysis of data.
Data are both contemporary and historical and new data are constantly being added.
An appreciation of this complexity through the use of unadulterated data can give appropriate training for applied careers. Students also have the opportunity to understand the rationale for collecting data and can develop critical faculties to judge the strengths and weaknesses of particular data. It also hosts the ISI citation index service, Web of Science . Aims to ensure preservation and access to qualitative research data in various formats including paper. While no datasets are online at this site, a searchable catalogue helps to locate sources and their repositories of a wide range of qualitative studies.