{"id":43436,"date":"2025-02-20T05:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/?page_id=43436"},"modified":"2025-02-19T17:27:22","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T22:27:22","slug":"federal-data-excellence-assessment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/our-solutions\/rebuilding-trust-in-government\/federal-data-excellence-assessment\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal Data Excellence Assessment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-federal-data-excellence-assessment\">Federal Data Excellence Assessment<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<p>This is an interactive, simplified version of the full rubric used to assess data products for the Federal Data Excellence Awards. This rubric can be used to assess any federal data product. Each section contains a series of \u201cyes or no\u201d questions that should be answered while viewing the data product being assessed. On the final screen, you will be presented with a letter grade and recommendations for how to improve the product. For the full assessment rubric that includes detailed scoring instructions and descriptive screen shots, see <a href=\"https:\/\/usafacts.org\/research-and-initiatives\/fde\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">USAFacts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wpforms-container wpforms-container-full wpforms-block wpforms-block-695068e4-d141-45ea-9023-0d37e598428d fdep-quiz wpforms-render-modern\" id=\"wpforms-43402\"><form id=\"wpforms-form-43402\" class=\"wpforms-validate wpforms-form wpforms-ajax-form\" data-formid=\"43402\" method=\"post\" enctype=\"multipart\/form-data\" action=\"\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43436\" data-token=\"e61c5f6318692062311a9d4e139d0fd2\" data-token-time=\"1766480902\"><noscript class=\"wpforms-error-noscript\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.<\/noscript><div id=\"wpforms-error-noscript\" style=\"display: none;\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.<\/div><div class=\"wpforms-page-indicator progress\" data-indicator=\"progress\" data-indicator-color=\"#066aab\" data-scroll=\"1\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuenow=\"1\" aria-valuemin=\"1\" aria-valuemax=\"5\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"wpforms-page-indicator-page-title\" ><\/span><span class=\"wpforms-page-indicator-page-title-sep\" style=\"display:none;\"> &#8211; <\/span><span class=\"wpforms-page-indicator-steps\">Step <span class=\"wpforms-page-indicator-steps-current\">1<\/span> of 5<\/span><div class=\"wpforms-page-indicator-page-progress-wrap\"><div class=\"wpforms-page-indicator-page-progress\" style=\"width:20%;background-color:#066aab\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpforms-field-container\"><div class=\"wpforms-page wpforms-page-1 \" data-page=\"1\"><div id=\"wpforms-43402-field_32-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-pagebreak\" data-field-id=\"32\"><\/div><div id=\"wpforms-43402-field_1-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-name\" data-field-id=\"1\"><fieldset><legend class=\"wpforms-field-label\">Name<\/legend><div class=\"wpforms-field-row wpforms-field-large\"><div class=\"wpforms-field-row-block wpforms-first wpforms-one-half\"><input type=\"text\" id=\"wpforms-43402-field_1\" class=\"wpforms-field-name-first\" name=\"wpforms[fields][1][first]\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-43402-field_1-error\" ><label for=\"wpforms-43402-field_1\" class=\"wpforms-field-sublabel after\">First<\/label><\/div><div class=\"wpforms-field-row-block wpforms-one-half\"><input type=\"text\" id=\"wpforms-43402-field_1-last\" class=\"wpforms-field-name-last\" name=\"wpforms[fields][1][last]\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-43402-field_1-last-error\" ><label for=\"wpforms-43402-field_1-last\" class=\"wpforms-field-sublabel after\">Last<\/label><\/div><\/div><\/fieldset><\/div><div id=\"wpforms-43402-field_39-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-text\" data-field-id=\"39\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label\" for=\"wpforms-43402-field_39\">Agency or Organization<\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"wpforms-43402-field_39\" class=\"wpforms-field-large\" name=\"wpforms[fields][39]\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-43402-field_39-error\" ><\/div><div id=\"wpforms-43402-field_31-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-pagebreak\" data-field-id=\"31\"><div class=\"wpforms-clear wpforms-pagebreak-center\"><button class=\"wpforms-page-button wpforms-page-next wpforms-disabled\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-action=\"next\" data-page=\"1\" data-formid=\"43402\" aria-disabled=\"true\" aria-describedby=\"wpforms-error-noscript\">Get started<\/button><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpforms-page wpforms-page-2  \" data-page=\"2\" style=\"display:none;\"><div id=\"wpforms-43402-field_41-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-content\" data-field-id=\"41\"><div id=\"wpforms-43402-field_41\" class=\"wpforms-field-medium wpforms-field-row\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-43402-field_41-error\"><h3>Data accessibility<\/h3>\n<div class=\"wpforms-field-content-display-frontend-clear\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"wpforms-43402-field_5-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-payment-multiple Data_accessibility\" data-field-id=\"5\"><fieldset><legend class=\"wpforms-field-label\">Can you use filters or similar tools in a dashboard, viewer, or other interactive environment to look at pieces of, rather than the whole, dataset? <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\" aria-hidden=\"true\">*<\/span><\/legend><ul id=\"wpforms-43402-field_5\" class=\"wpforms-field-required\"><li class=\"choice-1\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"wpforms-43402-field_5_1\" class=\"wpforms-payment-price\" data-amount=\"6.08\" name=\"wpforms[fields][5]\" value=\"1\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-43402-field_5_1-error\" aria-describedby=\"wpforms-43402-field_5-description\" required ><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-43402-field_5_1\">Yes<\/label><\/li><li class=\"choice-2\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"wpforms-43402-field_5_2\" class=\"wpforms-payment-price\" data-amount=\"0.00\" name=\"wpforms[fields][5]\" value=\"2\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-43402-field_5_2-error\" aria-describedby=\"wpforms-43402-field_5-description\" required ><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-43402-field_5_2\">No<\/label><\/li><\/ul><div id=\"wpforms-43402-field_5-description\" class=\"wpforms-field-description\">Explore adding interactivity. Giving users the opportunity to view and select parts of a large dataset is a helpful practice. <\/div><\/fieldset><\/div><div id=\"wpforms-43402-field_7-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-payment-multiple Data_accessibility\" data-field-id=\"7\"><fieldset><legend class=\"wpforms-field-label\">Is the data available for download in rows and columns (e.g., .csv, .xlsx)? <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\" aria-hidden=\"true\">*<\/span><\/legend><ul id=\"wpforms-43402-field_7\" class=\"wpforms-field-required\"><li class=\"choice-1\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"wpforms-43402-field_7_1\" class=\"wpforms-payment-price\" data-amount=\"5.80\" name=\"wpforms[fields][7]\" value=\"1\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-43402-field_7_1-error\" aria-describedby=\"wpforms-43402-field_7-description\" required ><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-43402-field_7_1\">Yes<\/label><\/li><li class=\"choice-2\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"wpforms-43402-field_7_2\" class=\"wpforms-payment-price\" data-amount=\"0.00\" name=\"wpforms[fields][7]\" value=\"2\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-43402-field_7_2-error\" aria-describedby=\"wpforms-43402-field_7-description\" required ><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-43402-field_7_2\">No<\/label><\/li><\/ul><div id=\"wpforms-43402-field_7-description\" class=\"wpforms-field-description\">Data products should provide access to the underlying data \u2014 .csv and .xlsx formats are analysis-ready and useful to a broad user base. <\/div><\/fieldset><\/div><div id=\"wpforms-43402-field_9-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-payment-multiple Data_accessibility\" data-field-id=\"9\"><fieldset><legend class=\"wpforms-field-label\">Is API access to the data available and clearly indicated on the data product or landing page? <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\" aria-hidden=\"true\">*<\/span><\/legend><ul id=\"wpforms-43402-field_9\" class=\"wpforms-field-required\"><li class=\"choice-1\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"wpforms-43402-field_9_1\" class=\"wpforms-payment-price\" data-amount=\"4.09\" name=\"wpforms[fields][9]\" value=\"1\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-43402-field_9_1-error\" aria-describedby=\"wpforms-43402-field_9-description\" required ><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-43402-field_9_1\">Yes<\/label><\/li><li class=\"choice-2\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"wpforms-43402-field_9_2\" class=\"wpforms-payment-price\" data-amount=\"0.00\" name=\"wpforms[fields][9]\" value=\"2\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-43402-field_9_2-error\" aria-describedby=\"wpforms-43402-field_9-description\" required ><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-43402-field_9_2\">No<\/label><\/li><\/ul><div id=\"wpforms-43402-field_9-description\" class=\"wpforms-field-description\">Consider an API. Though this tool can challening to build, it adds tremendous value for users accessing data programatically. <\/div><\/fieldset><\/div><div id=\"wpforms-43402-field_12-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-payment-multiple Data_accessibility\" data-field-id=\"12\"><fieldset><legend class=\"wpforms-field-label\">Is an FTP site available to support bulk downloads and clearly indicated on the data product or landing page? <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\" aria-hidden=\"true\">*<\/span><\/legend><ul id=\"wpforms-43402-field_12\" class=\"wpforms-field-required\"><li class=\"choice-1\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"wpforms-43402-field_12_1\" class=\"wpforms-payment-price\" data-amount=\"3.37\" name=\"wpforms[fields][12]\" value=\"1\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-43402-field_12_1-error\" aria-describedby=\"wpforms-43402-field_12-description\" required ><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-43402-field_12_1\">Yes<\/label><\/li><li class=\"choice-2\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"wpforms-43402-field_12_2\" class=\"wpforms-payment-price\" data-amount=\"0.00\" name=\"wpforms[fields][12]\" value=\"2\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-43402-field_12_2-error\" aria-describedby=\"wpforms-43402-field_12-description\" required ><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-43402-field_12_2\">No<\/label><\/li><\/ul><div id=\"wpforms-43402-field_12-description\" class=\"wpforms-field-description\">Consider an FTP site. Its familiar file structure allows non-technical useres to download lots of data at once. <\/div><\/fieldset><\/div><div id=\"wpforms-43402-field_13-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-payment-multiple Data_accessibility\" data-field-id=\"13\"><fieldset><legend class=\"wpforms-field-label\">Is there a landing page with information about the data product that is clearly linked from the data product? <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\" aria-hidden=\"true\">*<\/span><\/legend><ul id=\"wpforms-43402-field_13\" class=\"wpforms-field-required\"><li class=\"choice-1\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"wpforms-43402-field_13_1\" class=\"wpforms-payment-price\" data-amount=\"4.09\" name=\"wpforms[fields][13]\" value=\"1\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-43402-field_13_1-error\" aria-describedby=\"wpforms-43402-field_13-description\" required ><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-43402-field_13_1\">Yes<\/label><\/li><li class=\"choice-2\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"wpforms-43402-field_13_2\" class=\"wpforms-payment-price\" data-amount=\"0.00\" name=\"wpforms[fields][13]\" value=\"2\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-43402-field_13_2-error\" aria-describedby=\"wpforms-43402-field_13-description\" required ><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-43402-field_13_2\">No<\/label><\/li><\/ul><div id=\"wpforms-43402-field_13-description\" class=\"wpforms-field-description\">Make sure there is a central hub for the data product and that everything is clearly labeled and linked. Collecting key information in one easy-to-navigate spot helps the user. <\/div><\/fieldset><\/div><div id=\"wpforms-43402-field_14-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-payment-multiple Data_accessibility\" data-field-id=\"14\"><fieldset><legend class=\"wpforms-field-label\">Is the writing on the data landing page &quot;clear, simple, meaningful, and jargon-free?&quot; <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\" aria-hidden=\"true\">*<\/span><\/legend><ul id=\"wpforms-43402-field_14\" class=\"wpforms-field-required\"><li class=\"choice-1\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"wpforms-43402-field_14_1\" class=\"wpforms-payment-price\" data-amount=\"5.00\" name=\"wpforms[fields][14]\" value=\"1\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-43402-field_14_1-error\" aria-describedby=\"wpforms-43402-field_14-description\" required ><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-43402-field_14_1\">Yes<\/label><\/li><li class=\"choice-2\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"wpforms-43402-field_14_2\" class=\"wpforms-payment-price\" data-amount=\"0.00\" name=\"wpforms[fields][14]\" value=\"2\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-43402-field_14_2-error\" aria-describedby=\"wpforms-43402-field_14-description\" required ><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-43402-field_14_2\">No<\/label><\/li><\/ul><div id=\"wpforms-43402-field_14-description\" class=\"wpforms-field-description\">To comply with the Plain Writing Act of 2010, review how the data product is presented. Attempt to remove jargon and aim to educate the broadest possible audience about your data product. <\/div><\/fieldset><\/div><div id=\"wpforms-43402-field_34-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-pagebreak\" data-field-id=\"34\"><div class=\"wpforms-clear wpforms-pagebreak-center\"><button class=\"wpforms-page-button wpforms-page-prev wpforms-disabled\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-action=\"prev\" data-page=\"2\" data-formid=\"43402\" aria-disabled=\"true\" aria-describedby=\"wpforms-error-noscript\">Previous<\/button><button class=\"wpforms-page-button wpforms-page-next wpforms-disabled\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-action=\"next\" data-page=\"2\" data-formid=\"43402\" aria-disabled=\"true\" aria-describedby=\"wpforms-error-noscript\">Next<\/button><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpforms-page wpforms-page-3  \" data-page=\"3\" style=\"display:none;\"><div id=\"wpforms-43402-field_42-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-content\" data-field-id=\"42\"><div id=\"wpforms-43402-field_42\" class=\"wpforms-field-medium wpforms-field-row\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-43402-field_42-error\"><h3>Timeliness of data<\/h3>\n<div class=\"wpforms-field-content-display-frontend-clear\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"wpforms-43402-field_15-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-payment-multiple Timeliness_of_data\" data-field-id=\"15\"><fieldset><legend class=\"wpforms-field-label\">Is the amount of historical data available explained? <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\" aria-hidden=\"true\">*<\/span><\/legend><ul id=\"wpforms-43402-field_15\" class=\"wpforms-field-required\"><li class=\"choice-1\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"wpforms-43402-field_15_1\" class=\"wpforms-payment-price\" data-amount=\"4.70\" name=\"wpforms[fields][15]\" value=\"1\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-43402-field_15_1-error\" aria-describedby=\"wpforms-43402-field_15-description\" required ><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-43402-field_15_1\">Yes<\/label><\/li><li class=\"choice-2\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"wpforms-43402-field_15_2\" class=\"wpforms-payment-price\" data-amount=\"0.00\" name=\"wpforms[fields][15]\" value=\"2\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-43402-field_15_2-error\" aria-describedby=\"wpforms-43402-field_15-description\" required ><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-43402-field_15_2\">No<\/label><\/li><\/ul><div id=\"wpforms-43402-field_15-description\" class=\"wpforms-field-description\">If a user sees one year or multiple years of data, they might wonder why those year\/s in particular and not others. Add a few sentences to provide the answer. <\/div><\/fieldset><\/div><div id=\"wpforms-43402-field_16-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-payment-multiple Timeliness_of_data\" data-field-id=\"16\"><fieldset><legend class=\"wpforms-field-label\">Is the appropriateness of comparing data over time discussed? Check the box if not applicable (e.g., if the data represent a snapshot in time, if the comparison is provided for the user, or if comparability is otherwise not a concern). <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\" aria-hidden=\"true\">*<\/span><\/legend><ul id=\"wpforms-43402-field_16\" class=\"wpforms-field-required\"><li class=\"choice-1\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"wpforms-43402-field_16_1\" class=\"wpforms-payment-price\" data-amount=\"4.23\" name=\"wpforms[fields][16]\" value=\"1\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-43402-field_16_1-error\" aria-describedby=\"wpforms-43402-field_16-description\" required ><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-43402-field_16_1\">Yes<\/label><\/li><li class=\"choice-2\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"wpforms-43402-field_16_2\" class=\"wpforms-payment-price\" data-amount=\"0.00\" name=\"wpforms[fields][16]\" value=\"2\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-43402-field_16_2-error\" aria-describedby=\"wpforms-43402-field_16-description\" required ><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-43402-field_16_2\">No<\/label><\/li><\/ul><div id=\"wpforms-43402-field_16-description\" class=\"wpforms-field-description\">Seeing whether something has increased or decreased is a common way for users to learn about an issue. Provide comparisons or possibly warnings about constructing multi-year analyses. <\/div><\/fieldset><\/div><div id=\"wpforms-43402-field_17-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-payment-multiple Timeliness_of_data\" data-field-id=\"17\"><fieldset><legend class=\"wpforms-field-label\">Is the update or publication cadence posted? <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\" aria-hidden=\"true\">*<\/span><\/legend><ul id=\"wpforms-43402-field_17\" class=\"wpforms-field-required\"><li class=\"choice-1\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"wpforms-43402-field_17_1\" class=\"wpforms-payment-price\" data-amount=\"4.59\" name=\"wpforms[fields][17]\" value=\"1\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-43402-field_17_1-error\" aria-describedby=\"wpforms-43402-field_17-description\" required ><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-43402-field_17_1\">Yes<\/label><\/li><li class=\"choice-2\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"wpforms-43402-field_17_2\" class=\"wpforms-payment-price\" data-amount=\"0.00\" name=\"wpforms[fields][17]\" value=\"2\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-43402-field_17_2-error\" aria-describedby=\"wpforms-43402-field_17-description\" required ><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-43402-field_17_2\">No<\/label><\/li><\/ul><div id=\"wpforms-43402-field_17-description\" class=\"wpforms-field-description\">The user will want to know how often to expect fresh data. How frequently will the data update? <\/div><\/fieldset><\/div><div id=\"wpforms-43402-field_18-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-payment-multiple Timeliness_of_data\" data-field-id=\"18\"><fieldset><legend class=\"wpforms-field-label\">Is the publication date or date of last update posted? <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\" aria-hidden=\"true\">*<\/span><\/legend><ul id=\"wpforms-43402-field_18\" class=\"wpforms-field-required\"><li class=\"choice-1\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"wpforms-43402-field_18_1\" class=\"wpforms-payment-price\" data-amount=\"4.89\" name=\"wpforms[fields][18]\" value=\"1\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-43402-field_18_1-error\" aria-describedby=\"wpforms-43402-field_18-description\" required ><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-43402-field_18_1\">Yes<\/label><\/li><li class=\"choice-2\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"wpforms-43402-field_18_2\" class=\"wpforms-payment-price\" data-amount=\"0.00\" name=\"wpforms[fields][18]\" value=\"2\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-43402-field_18_2-error\" aria-describedby=\"wpforms-43402-field_18-description\" required ><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-43402-field_18_2\">No<\/label><\/li><\/ul><div id=\"wpforms-43402-field_18-description\" class=\"wpforms-field-description\">The user will want to know how up-to-date the data product is. Be specific in separating &#8220;page updates&#8221; from &#8220;data updates.&#8221; <\/div><\/fieldset><\/div><div id=\"wpforms-43402-field_35-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-pagebreak\" data-field-id=\"35\"><div class=\"wpforms-clear wpforms-pagebreak-center\"><button class=\"wpforms-page-button wpforms-page-prev wpforms-disabled\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-action=\"prev\" data-page=\"3\" data-formid=\"43402\" aria-disabled=\"true\" aria-describedby=\"wpforms-error-noscript\">Previous<\/button><button class=\"wpforms-page-button wpforms-page-next wpforms-disabled\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-action=\"next\" data-page=\"3\" data-formid=\"43402\" aria-disabled=\"true\" aria-describedby=\"wpforms-error-noscript\">Next<\/button><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpforms-page wpforms-page-4  \" data-page=\"4\" style=\"display:none;\"><div id=\"wpforms-43402-field_43-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-content\" data-field-id=\"43\"><div id=\"wpforms-43402-field_43\" class=\"wpforms-field-medium wpforms-field-row\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-43402-field_43-error\"><h3>Helpfulness to the user<\/h3>\n<div class=\"wpforms-field-content-display-frontend-clear\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"wpforms-43402-field_19-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-payment-multiple Timeliness_of_data\" data-field-id=\"19\"><fieldset><legend class=\"wpforms-field-label\">Are variable definitions provided via codebook, data dictionary, glossary, or key terms list? <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\" aria-hidden=\"true\">*<\/span><\/legend><ul id=\"wpforms-43402-field_19\" class=\"wpforms-field-required\"><li class=\"choice-1\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"wpforms-43402-field_19_1\" class=\"wpforms-payment-price\" data-amount=\"5.65\" name=\"wpforms[fields][19]\" value=\"1\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-43402-field_19_1-error\" aria-describedby=\"wpforms-43402-field_19-description\" required ><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-43402-field_19_1\">Yes<\/label><\/li><li class=\"choice-2\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"wpforms-43402-field_19_2\" class=\"wpforms-payment-price\" data-amount=\"0.00\" name=\"wpforms[fields][19]\" value=\"2\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-43402-field_19_2-error\" aria-describedby=\"wpforms-43402-field_19-description\" required ><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-43402-field_19_2\">No<\/label><\/li><\/ul><div id=\"wpforms-43402-field_19-description\" class=\"wpforms-field-description\">Users need unambiguous explanations of variables to understand the data provided. The best data products specify the data format for each variable and do not data combine concepts (e.g., a value and a year-over-year change).<\/div><\/fieldset><\/div><div id=\"wpforms-43402-field_20-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-payment-multiple Helpfulness_to_the_user\" data-field-id=\"20\"><fieldset><legend class=\"wpforms-field-label\">Are variable definitions clearly linked or displayed? <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\" aria-hidden=\"true\">*<\/span><\/legend><ul id=\"wpforms-43402-field_20\" class=\"wpforms-field-required\"><li class=\"choice-1\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"wpforms-43402-field_20_1\" class=\"wpforms-payment-price\" data-amount=\"5.08\" name=\"wpforms[fields][20]\" value=\"1\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-43402-field_20_1-error\" aria-describedby=\"wpforms-43402-field_20-description\" required ><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-43402-field_20_1\">Yes<\/label><\/li><li class=\"choice-2\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"wpforms-43402-field_20_2\" class=\"wpforms-payment-price\" data-amount=\"0.00\" name=\"wpforms[fields][20]\" value=\"2\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-43402-field_20_2-error\" aria-describedby=\"wpforms-43402-field_20-description\" required ><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-43402-field_20_2\">No<\/label><\/li><\/ul><div id=\"wpforms-43402-field_20-description\" class=\"wpforms-field-description\">Variable definitions are not helpful if they can&#8217;t be found. Putting them in multiple places (redundancy) can help, like linked adjacent to a data viewer as well as in the data download itself.<\/div><\/fieldset><\/div><div id=\"wpforms-43402-field_21-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-payment-multiple Helpfulness_to_the_user\" data-field-id=\"21\"><fieldset><legend class=\"wpforms-field-label\">Does the data product address uncertainty through statistical methods or discussion? <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\" aria-hidden=\"true\">*<\/span><\/legend><ul id=\"wpforms-43402-field_21\" class=\"wpforms-field-required\"><li class=\"choice-1\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"wpforms-43402-field_21_1\" class=\"wpforms-payment-price\" data-amount=\"5.50\" name=\"wpforms[fields][21]\" value=\"1\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-43402-field_21_1-error\" aria-describedby=\"wpforms-43402-field_21-description\" required ><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-43402-field_21_1\">Yes<\/label><\/li><li class=\"choice-2\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"wpforms-43402-field_21_2\" class=\"wpforms-payment-price\" data-amount=\"0.00\" name=\"wpforms[fields][21]\" value=\"2\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-43402-field_21_2-error\" aria-describedby=\"wpforms-43402-field_21-description\" required ><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-43402-field_21_2\">No<\/label><\/li><\/ul><div id=\"wpforms-43402-field_21-description\" class=\"wpforms-field-description\">Every data product, statistical or otherwise, has limitations, uncertainty, and methodological decisions that need explaining. <\/div><\/fieldset><\/div><div id=\"wpforms-43402-field_22-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-payment-multiple Helpfulness_to_the_user\" data-field-id=\"22\"><fieldset><legend class=\"wpforms-field-label\">Is a point of contact provided? <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\" aria-hidden=\"true\">*<\/span><\/legend><ul id=\"wpforms-43402-field_22\" class=\"wpforms-field-required\"><li class=\"choice-1\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"wpforms-43402-field_22_1\" class=\"wpforms-payment-price\" data-amount=\"2.50\" name=\"wpforms[fields][22]\" value=\"1\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-43402-field_22_1-error\" aria-describedby=\"wpforms-43402-field_22-description\" required ><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-43402-field_22_1\">Yes<\/label><\/li><li class=\"choice-2\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"wpforms-43402-field_22_2\" class=\"wpforms-payment-price\" data-amount=\"0.00\" name=\"wpforms[fields][22]\" value=\"2\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-43402-field_22_2-error\" aria-describedby=\"wpforms-43402-field_22-description\" required ><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-43402-field_22_2\">No<\/label><\/li><\/ul><div id=\"wpforms-43402-field_22-description\" class=\"wpforms-field-description\">The user should be offered a way to get questions answered should the provided documentation prove insufficient.<\/div><\/fieldset><\/div><div id=\"wpforms-43402-field_23-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-payment-multiple Helpfulness_to_the_user\" data-field-id=\"23\"><fieldset><legend class=\"wpforms-field-label\">Are popular or useful cross-sections, takeaways, or views of the data provided? <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\" aria-hidden=\"true\">*<\/span><\/legend><ul id=\"wpforms-43402-field_23\" class=\"wpforms-field-required\"><li class=\"choice-1\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"wpforms-43402-field_23_1\" class=\"wpforms-payment-price\" data-amount=\"5.23\" name=\"wpforms[fields][23]\" value=\"1\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-43402-field_23_1-error\" aria-describedby=\"wpforms-43402-field_23-description\" required ><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-43402-field_23_1\">Yes<\/label><\/li><li class=\"choice-2\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"wpforms-43402-field_23_2\" class=\"wpforms-payment-price\" data-amount=\"0.00\" name=\"wpforms[fields][23]\" value=\"2\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-43402-field_23_2-error\" aria-describedby=\"wpforms-43402-field_23-description\" required ><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-43402-field_23_2\">No<\/label><\/li><\/ul><div id=\"wpforms-43402-field_23-description\" class=\"wpforms-field-description\">The publisher has the best sense for highlights or insights from the data product &#8212; signaling this to the user is a helpful jumping-off point for exploration. <\/div><\/fieldset><\/div><div id=\"wpforms-43402-field_24-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-payment-multiple Helpfulness_to_the_user\" data-field-id=\"24\"><fieldset><legend class=\"wpforms-field-label\">Are there accompanying reports that include relevant data tables? <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\" aria-hidden=\"true\">*<\/span><\/legend><ul id=\"wpforms-43402-field_24\" class=\"wpforms-field-required\"><li class=\"choice-1\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"wpforms-43402-field_24_1\" class=\"wpforms-payment-price\" data-amount=\"3.41\" name=\"wpforms[fields][24]\" value=\"1\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-43402-field_24_1-error\" aria-describedby=\"wpforms-43402-field_24-description\" required ><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-43402-field_24_1\">Yes<\/label><\/li><li class=\"choice-2\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"wpforms-43402-field_24_2\" class=\"wpforms-payment-price\" data-amount=\"0.00\" name=\"wpforms[fields][24]\" value=\"2\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-43402-field_24_2-error\" aria-describedby=\"wpforms-43402-field_24-description\" required ><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-43402-field_24_2\">No<\/label><\/li><\/ul><div id=\"wpforms-43402-field_24-description\" class=\"wpforms-field-description\">Provide a summary report, blog post, or newsletter &#8212; this type of data journalism or curation can be helpful in answering research questions. <\/div><\/fieldset><\/div><div id=\"wpforms-43402-field_25-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-payment-multiple Helpfulness_to_the_user\" data-field-id=\"25\"><fieldset><legend class=\"wpforms-field-label\">Is a suggested citation provided? <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\" aria-hidden=\"true\">*<\/span><\/legend><ul id=\"wpforms-43402-field_25\" class=\"wpforms-field-required\"><li class=\"choice-1\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"wpforms-43402-field_25_1\" class=\"wpforms-payment-price\" data-amount=\"1.71\" name=\"wpforms[fields][25]\" value=\"1\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-43402-field_25_1-error\" aria-describedby=\"wpforms-43402-field_25-description\" required ><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-43402-field_25_1\">Yes<\/label><\/li><li class=\"choice-2\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"wpforms-43402-field_25_2\" class=\"wpforms-payment-price\" data-amount=\"0.00\" name=\"wpforms[fields][25]\" value=\"2\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-43402-field_25_2-error\" aria-describedby=\"wpforms-43402-field_25-description\" required ><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-43402-field_25_2\">No<\/label><\/li><\/ul><div id=\"wpforms-43402-field_25-description\" class=\"wpforms-field-description\">Ready-made citations help users understand which program within an agency produced the data product, and reduce the burden on the data user of assembling a citation.<\/div><\/fieldset><\/div><div id=\"wpforms-43402-field_36-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-pagebreak\" data-field-id=\"36\"><div class=\"wpforms-clear wpforms-pagebreak-center\"><button class=\"wpforms-page-button wpforms-page-prev wpforms-disabled\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-action=\"prev\" data-page=\"4\" data-formid=\"43402\" aria-disabled=\"true\" aria-describedby=\"wpforms-error-noscript\">Previous<\/button><button class=\"wpforms-page-button wpforms-page-next wpforms-disabled\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-action=\"next\" data-page=\"4\" data-formid=\"43402\" aria-disabled=\"true\" aria-describedby=\"wpforms-error-noscript\">Next<\/button><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpforms-page wpforms-page-5 last \" data-page=\"5\" style=\"display:none;\"><div id=\"wpforms-43402-field_45-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-content\" data-field-id=\"45\"><div id=\"wpforms-43402-field_45\" class=\"wpforms-field-medium wpforms-field-row\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-43402-field_45-error\"><h3>Interoperability<\/h3>\n<div class=\"wpforms-field-content-display-frontend-clear\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"wpforms-43402-field_26-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-payment-multiple Interoperability\" data-field-id=\"26\"><fieldset><legend class=\"wpforms-field-label\">Is the methodology provided? <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\" aria-hidden=\"true\">*<\/span><\/legend><ul id=\"wpforms-43402-field_26\" class=\"wpforms-field-required\"><li class=\"choice-1\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"wpforms-43402-field_26_1\" class=\"wpforms-payment-price\" data-amount=\"6.14\" name=\"wpforms[fields][26]\" value=\"1\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-43402-field_26_1-error\" aria-describedby=\"wpforms-43402-field_26-description\" required ><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-43402-field_26_1\">Yes<\/label><\/li><li class=\"choice-2\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"wpforms-43402-field_26_2\" class=\"wpforms-payment-price\" data-amount=\"0.00\" name=\"wpforms[fields][26]\" value=\"2\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-43402-field_26_2-error\" aria-describedby=\"wpforms-43402-field_26-description\" required ><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-43402-field_26_2\">No<\/label><\/li><\/ul><div id=\"wpforms-43402-field_26-description\" class=\"wpforms-field-description\">Methodology documentation explaining how the data were collected and transformed is a vital piece of metadata that should always be provided.<\/div><\/fieldset><\/div><div id=\"wpforms-43402-field_27-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-payment-multiple Interoperability\" data-field-id=\"27\"><fieldset><legend class=\"wpforms-field-label\">Is the methodology clearly linked or displayed? <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\" aria-hidden=\"true\">*<\/span><\/legend><ul id=\"wpforms-43402-field_27\" class=\"wpforms-field-required\"><li class=\"choice-1\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"wpforms-43402-field_27_1\" class=\"wpforms-payment-price\" data-amount=\"5.19\" name=\"wpforms[fields][27]\" value=\"1\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-43402-field_27_1-error\" aria-describedby=\"wpforms-43402-field_27-description\" required ><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-43402-field_27_1\">Yes<\/label><\/li><li class=\"choice-2\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"wpforms-43402-field_27_2\" class=\"wpforms-payment-price\" data-amount=\"0.00\" name=\"wpforms[fields][27]\" value=\"2\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-43402-field_27_2-error\" aria-describedby=\"wpforms-43402-field_27-description\" required ><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-43402-field_27_2\">No<\/label><\/li><\/ul><div id=\"wpforms-43402-field_27-description\" class=\"wpforms-field-description\">Having methodology documentation is not helpful if it can&#8217;t be found. Putting it in multiple places (redundancy) can help, like linked adjacent to a data viewer as well as in the data download itself.<\/div><\/fieldset><\/div><div id=\"wpforms-43402-field_28-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-payment-multiple Interoperability\" data-field-id=\"28\"><fieldset><legend class=\"wpforms-field-label\">Is other metadata (i.e., anything that helps with interpretation and interoperability of the data, like an FAQ or crosswalk table) provided and clearly linked or displayed? <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\" aria-hidden=\"true\">*<\/span><\/legend><ul id=\"wpforms-43402-field_28\" class=\"wpforms-field-required\"><li class=\"choice-1\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"wpforms-43402-field_28_1\" class=\"wpforms-payment-price\" data-amount=\"5.38\" name=\"wpforms[fields][28]\" value=\"1\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-43402-field_28_1-error\" aria-describedby=\"wpforms-43402-field_28-description\" required ><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-43402-field_28_1\">Yes<\/label><\/li><li class=\"choice-2\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"wpforms-43402-field_28_2\" class=\"wpforms-payment-price\" data-amount=\"0.00\" name=\"wpforms[fields][28]\" value=\"2\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-43402-field_28_2-error\" aria-describedby=\"wpforms-43402-field_28-description\" required ><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-43402-field_28_2\">No<\/label><\/li><\/ul><div id=\"wpforms-43402-field_28-description\" class=\"wpforms-field-description\">There are always opportunities to provide additional context or detail to support machine readability or the user&#8217;s understanding of the data product.<\/div><\/fieldset><\/div><div id=\"wpforms-43402-field_29-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-payment-multiple Interoperability\" data-field-id=\"29\"><fieldset><legend class=\"wpforms-field-label\">Are variable names both short and meaningful (to facilitate quick scanning and human readability)? <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\" aria-hidden=\"true\">*<\/span><\/legend><ul id=\"wpforms-43402-field_29\" class=\"wpforms-field-required\"><li class=\"choice-1\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"wpforms-43402-field_29_1\" class=\"wpforms-payment-price\" data-amount=\"3.34\" name=\"wpforms[fields][29]\" value=\"1\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-43402-field_29_1-error\" aria-describedby=\"wpforms-43402-field_29-description\" required ><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-43402-field_29_1\">Yes<\/label><\/li><li class=\"choice-2\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"wpforms-43402-field_29_2\" class=\"wpforms-payment-price\" data-amount=\"0.00\" name=\"wpforms[fields][29]\" value=\"2\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-43402-field_29_2-error\" aria-describedby=\"wpforms-43402-field_29-description\" required ><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-43402-field_29_2\">No<\/label><\/li><\/ul><div id=\"wpforms-43402-field_29-description\" class=\"wpforms-field-description\">Done right, condensing variable names while retaining meaning makes it possible for the user to understand the data in situ without heavily depending on a data dictionary. 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