Reducing Data Usage Barriers: Using Bookdown for Flexible, Open-Source Data Documentation

• In Event: Innovation Demonstration II

Abstract

Data releases can involve dozens of data files and accompanying documentation, which can quickly become confusing. To remove barriers to data usage, reduce time spent in user support, and promote collaboration among data users, we centralized documentation using bookdown, an R package that builds distributable, living books from R Markdown.

Authors

• Karen Yi, American Institutes for Research

• Grant Adams, American Institutes for Research

• Juanita Hicks, AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH

• Ruhan Circi, AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH