Welcome to the Documentation of the GESIS Panel.dbd!

This website is designed to help you work with the GESIS Panel.dbd Digital Behavioral Data Sample. It provides:

• An overview of all variables included in the publicly available survey waves

• Study descriptions and wave reports

• Tools for exploring and linking data

Getting Started

We recommend beginning with the following resources which can all be accessed through the navigation bar on the left:

About the Panel: Start here to read the description of the GESIS Panel.dbd Digital Behavioral Data Sample.

Codebook Description: This section provides the information you need to start working with the dataset, including details on the missing value scheme and variable naming conventions.

Data Linking: Learn how to link GESIS Panel.dbd survey data with digital behavioral data, such as data collected via web tracking or smartphones.

Navigating the Data

You have two options to explore the data:

Navigation Bar: The lower half of the navigation bar on the left lists all available waves, sorted by year. For each wave, you will find a wave report, the variable documentation and the study descriptions of the studies conducted in that wave.

Search Function: The search function is located in the top-left corner. It allows you to conduct a search across all variables, questions and concepts of the selected wave or across all waves.

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