This DATASETNAMEreadme.txt file was generated on [YYYYMMDD] by [Name] ------------------- GENERAL INFORMATION ------------------- 1. Title of dataset: 2. Contributor information: Name: Role/Function: Institution: Address: Email: 3. Date of data collection: 4. Geographic location of data collection: 5. Keywords describing the subject of your dataset: 6. Information about funding sources that supported the collection of the data: Funding agency name: Grant number: ------------------- SHARING/ACCESS INFORMATION ------------------- 1. Licenses/restrictions placed on the data: 2. Links to publications that cite or use the data: 3. Links to other publicly accessible locations of the data: 4. Links/relationships to additional data sets: 5. Was data derived from another source? yes/no. 6. Recommended citation for this dataset: --------------------- DATA & FILE OVERVIEW --------------------- 1. File List: Filename: File format : File encoding : Short description: Date of creation: 2. Relationship between files: 3. Are there multiple versions of the dataset? yes/no : Name of file that was updated : Why was the file updated? When was the file updated? -------------------------- METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION -------------------------- 1. Description of methods used for collection/generation of data: 2. Methods for processing the data: 3. Instrument- or software-specific information needed to interpret the data: 4. Standards and calibration information: 5. Environmental/experimental conditions: 6. Describe any quality-assurance procedures performed on the data: 7. People involved with sample collection, processing, analysis and/or submission: ----------------------------------------- DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: [FILENAME] ----------------------------------------- 1. Number of variables: 2. Number of cases/rows: 3. Variable List 4. Missing data codes: 5. Specialized formats of other abbreviations used