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describing datasets. NADA also facilitate importing of existing datasets in DDI format. Figure 46 depicts
website of ICSSR Data Service.

Fig. 46: ICSSR Data Service’s Website
136 datasets (92 NSS datasets, 43 ASI datasets and Time Use Survey datasets) are hosted on ICSSR Data

Service portal. Unit level data for each dataset have been converted to SPSS format (*.sav), STATA
format (*.dta) and Tab Separated Value format (*.dat) and uploaded with the datasets on the portal.
These datasets have been categorised, described and documented according to DDI Standards. User
can download any dataset and do further analysis as per the requirement.

The Centre has customized various operations and implemented new features in ICSSR Data Service. In

registration procedure, the centre has customized registration form as per requirement and added few
fields along with identity proof which is important in the verification process. Apart from that, the
Centre has developed an interface to create a new dataset as well as to update the metadata of existing
datasets.

12.1. ICSSR Data Analytic Tool

Yatrik Patel, Scientist D (CS)

Divyakant Vaghela, Scientist B (CS)
Hitesh Solanki, Scientist B (CS)
Mitisha Vaidya, Project Officer (CS)

The Centre has developed “ICSSR Data Analytic Tool” for exploring the unit level data available in
datasets. Beta version of the tool is available at http://www.icssrdataservice.in/shiny/analytictool/ as
shown in Figure 47. This tool is developed using “R” language to facilitate advance analysis and

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