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Definition of Data Archive
(noun) A facility that collects, stores, and preserves data.
Examples of Data Archive
Data Archive Pronunciation
Syllabification: da·ta ar·chive
Audio Pronunciation
Phonetic Spelling
- American English – /dAY-tuh AHR-kiev/
- British English – /dAY-tuh AHk-iev/
International Phonetic Alphabet
- American English – /ˈdætə ˈɑrˌkaɪv/
- British English – /ˈdeɪtə ˈɑːkaɪv/
Usage Notes
- Plural: data archives
- Data archives typically provide access to data for free and actively seek to disseminate the data, even providing the tools for analysis.
- Data archives are sources for secondary analysis and often repositories of official statistics such as census data. However, the data can be problematic if not properly documented such as having the original codebooks.
- Variant spelling: data-archive
- Also called databank (data-bank).
Additional Information
- Qualitative Research Resources – Books, Journals, and Helpful Links
- Quantitative Research Resources – Books, Journals, and Helpful Links
- Word origin of “data” and “archive” – Online Etymology Dictionary: etymonline.com
Related Terms
- case
- cross-sectional data
- data
- data analysis
- data file
- data item
- data point
- data set
- research
- statistics
- study
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Cite the Definition of Data Archive
ASA – American Sociological Association (5th edition)
Bell, Kenton, ed. 2014. “data archive.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Retrieved April 19, 2024 (https://sociologydictionary.org/data-archive/).
APA – American Psychological Association (6th edition)
data archive. (2014). In K. Bell (Ed.), Open education sociology dictionary. Retrieved from https://sociologydictionary.org/data-archive/
Chicago/Turabian: Author-Date – Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition)
Bell, Kenton, ed. 2014. “data archive.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://sociologydictionary.org/data-archive/.
MLA – Modern Language Association (7th edition)
“data archive.” Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Ed. Kenton Bell. 2014. Web. 19 Apr. 2024. <https://sociologydictionary.org/data-archive/>.