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The UK Data Service is a national data service that provides research access to a range of social and economic data collections including UK census data and government funded surveys as well as qualitative and business data.〔(Economic and Social Data Service website ), retrieved 11 November 2013〕 It was established in October 2012 with funding from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).〔(ESRC news release, 24 July 2013 ), retrieved 11 November 2013 〕 The service incorporates several previous services also established by the ESRC, including the Economic and Social Data Service (ESDS), Secure Data Service, and elements of the Census Programme including Census.ac.uk.〔(Introducing the UK Data Service, StatsLife, Royal Statistical Society, 15 April 2013 ) retrieved 11 November 2013〕 In October 2013, the UK Data Service received additional funding to coordinate the Administrative Data Research Network (ADRN), designed to streamline research access to data routinely collected by UK government departments and other agencies. 〔(Essex receives £5 million for new Big Data Network centre, 10 October 2013, University of Essex ), retrieved 8 July 2014〕 〔(Administrative Data Research Network website ), retrieved 8 July 2014〕 The ADRN is phase one of the ESRC Big Data Network. 〔(ESRC Big Data Network ), retrieved 8 July 2014〕 UK Data Service is listed in the Registry of Research Data Repositories re3data.org.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://service.re3data.org/repository/r3d100010230 )〕 == Data access == The UK Data Service is commissioned to provide data access and support for researchers from all sectors including higher education, central and local government, foundations, charities and business. There are currently more than 6,000 datasets available from a variety of sources.〔(UK Data Service: About our data ), retrieved 11 November 2013〕 Key data types include:〔(UK Data Service: Key data ), retrieved 11 November 2013〕 * UK Census data * Government-funded surveys (such as Labour Force Survey and Health Survey for England) * Longitudinal studies (such as British Household Panel Survey and Millennium Cohort Study) * Cross-national surveys (such as European Social Survey and Eurobarometer) * International macrodata (such as statistics from the World Bank and International Monetary Fund) * Business microdata * Qualitative and mixed methods data Access to the data catalogue, documentation and guides are available free of charge. Registration is required to download data, and its use is subject to licensing requirements specified by data owners. Most data are available under a standard End User Licence, but data are available along a spectrum ranging from 'open' to 'secure'.〔(UK Data Service: How to access data ), retrieved 11 November 2013〕 The latter requires specific approval and training to ensure the appropriate level of security for highly detailed and sensitive data.〔(UK Data Service: About Secure Access ), retrieved 11 November 2013〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「UK Data Service」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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