| | Can I do Boolean searching on the Web site?
You can't do true Boolean searching, but the advanced search page enables you to approximate Boolean searching. See the question: On the advanced search page, what does "must contain" mean? What about "should ...
| 2007-08-17 |
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| | Can I search for STF 3A and other letter-number combinations?
Yes. You can search for alphanumeric terms.
Example: STF 3A or Eurobarometer 43.1BIS
| 2008-08-29 |
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| | Can I use an asterisk in the search to match partial words?
No, because our search engine matches partial words automatically. Search terms are stemmed, meaning that partial-word matches will appear in search results.
Example: a search for "network" will also turn up " ...
| 2009-06-17 |
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| | How can I search a particular field in the study descriptions?
You can restrict your search to a particular field by choosing the drop-down menu that states "in all fields" as its default. The basic search and front page search allow only a few options, but the advanced search ...
| 2009-06-17 |
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| | How do I find data referenced in a journal as being available at your archive?
You may search our holdings by title, principal investigator, or other information related to the data.
| 2009-06-17 |
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| | On the Search Results page, what's the difference between "description" and "download"?
Description takes you to the abstract of the study, including a great deal of detail about the intellectual content of the study and how it was conducted. From the description, you can also access some file-level ...
| 2008-09-23 |
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| | On the advanced search page, what does "must contain" mean? What about "should contain" and ...
On the Advanced Search page, you can require or exclude a search term by making use of the drop-down menu that lists "must contain", "should contain", or "must not contain." Although it is not true Boolean searching ...
| 2007-08-06 |
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| | The Search Results page indicates that my search is "sorted by relevance." What does that ...
Our search engine enables you to sort search results in three ways:
Sort by Relevance: The search engine determines how closely a page
matches your search terms. The most relevant studies will appear at
the ...
| 2009-06-17 |
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| | There are a lot of different things that display on the Search Results page. What is all of ...
There are several different results you can get from any search. Search results may include studies, CD-ROMs, series descriptions, and Web pages.
For a study, the following information is displayed on the search ...
| 2009-06-17 |
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| | What's the date listed to the right of each search result?
That is the date on which the study was last updated or added. It is not the date on which the survey was undertaken.
| 2009-06-17 |
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| | What's the difference between phrase searching and word searching? ("words" vs. "phrase")
When you select word searches, the search engine looks for the words independently of one another. Phrase searching looks for the words together. For example, searching for "labor force" as a phrase will ensure that ...
| 2009-06-17 |
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| | When searching, should I type my terms in uppercase or lowercase letters?
Searching is case insensitive when your search query is in lowercase. Searching is case sensitive when the query term has capital letters.
Case insensitive searching is especially useful for modern terminology ...
| 2009-06-17 |
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| | When searching, what is the distinction between "Web site" and "data holdings"?
The phrase "data holdings" refers to the actual studies we archive, while "Web site" refers to all the other documents you can find on our Web site. Search the data holdings if you are looking for a particular ...
| 2007-08-17 |
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| | Why can't I get more than 500 search results?
No search can display anything beyond the first 500 search results. Although it is easy enough to perform a search that has over 500 hits, you will not be able to click through beyond 500.
This is a limitation of ...
| 2007-08-21 |
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| | Why can't I search by study number? It doesn't seem to be working.
When searching by study number, do not include leading zeroes.
Example: to find study #4, enter "4" into the search box, not "0004".
Searching by study number is now included in with the main search box. Instead ...
| 2009-06-17 |
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| | Why does the Search Results page only display 165 results, when it found 166? What's the ...
Above your search results you'll note a line of text that reads something like:
Results for: title:domestic title:violence
Document count: title:domestic (21) title:violence (41)
Results for indicates ...
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