Mathematica study seeking volunteers for project on reporting metrics for usage of federal assets: Data Usage Platform usability testing (9/9/24-9/16/24)

Posted: 9/5/2024 ()

About the project: We are working on a project for the National Center on Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES), a principal statistical agency within the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF). Our project aims to investigate how—and to what extent— various federal data assets like data files, tables, and tools are created and used in academic research, state program evaluations, data journalism, and other contexts. As part of this effort, we will be developing a prototype Data Usage Platform (DUP) to better understand the uses of federal data. The overall goal of the DUP project is to build a robust and sustainable shared service framework to enable the federal data ecosystem to better understand the uses of its federal data. The DUP will (1) search for references to federal datasets used in published research, articles, and other reports, (2) calculate usage statistics to help us better understand how—and to what extent—agency datasets are currently being leveraged, and (3) display this information through an interactive dashboard and other tools.

 

Request for input: The usability testing will be conducted by videoconference. The input you provide in this meeting will inform our decisions on a new Data Usage Platform solution. Participating in the usability testing will not require any preparation and we will ask you questions about the DUP platform wireframes that we will display. Your participation is voluntary, and you can decline to participate or to answer any questions. All information you provide will be kept confidential.  We will record the usability testing for note-taking purposes, if given your permission. These recordings will be deleted once the session has been fully transcribed. The usability testing would happen within the next few weeks, at a time convenient for your schedule.

 

Interested parties can  contact Aivo Kivi at AKivi@mathematica-mpr.com.