| Re: Dataset updates and version control [message #27340 is a reply to message #27278] |
Thu, 20 July 2023 10:15  |
Janet-DHS
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Registered: April 2022
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We do not document the changes between release version 0 (preliminary) and release version 1, as there are a myriad of small changes, but most of them are around the documentation (written notes and labeling of variables), and not the data content. Typically nothing that is used to calculate major indicators such as mortality, fertility, family planning, and the like, nor any of the weights are changed.
For all data releases after version 1, a data alert is usually appended to the documentation (ccIRvv.docx), explaining the changes made. That alert is also emailed to all users who downloaded the previous version.
We do recommend downloading the release version 1 when it is released, just to be sure that you are working with the most recent version. For most later versions, the changes are typically just to one or two variables and it is up to the user s to decide whether it would affect their analysis.
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