AK Fish & Wildlife Glossary

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Raw Data:

Raw data, also known as primary data, is data (e.g., numbers, instrument readings, figures, etc.) collected from a source.

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Raw data has not been subjected to processing, "cleaning" by researchers to remove outliers, obvious instrument reading errors or data entry errors, or any analysis.
Raw data has not been subject to any other manipulation by a software program or a human researcher, analyst or technician. [Wikipedia]
See also: Processed Data


Reproducible:

(Analyses, workflow, or research): structuring activities so that a product (e.g., a data set, analysis result, or report) can be repeated and the same results achieved.

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Replication could be achieved by either the same person or team that created the original product or a different team. Documentation and scripted work flows play a key role in reproducibility.


Repository:

Location for the storage of a resource. Often used interchangeably with Archive.