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A primer on your dataset's description (to be edited)

The influence of proper documentation on the reusability for research data should not be underestimated!
In order to help others understand how to interpret and reuse your data, we provide you with a few questions to help you structure your dataset's description (though please don't feel obligated to stick to them):

Context and methodology

• What is the research domain or project in which this dataset was created?
• Which purpose does this dataset serve?
• How was this dataset created?

Technical details

• What is the structure of this dataset? Do the folders and files follow a certain naming convention?
• Is any specific software required to open and work with this dataset?
• Are there any additional resources available regarding the dataset, e.g. documentation, source code, etc.?

Further details

• Is there anything else that other people may need to know when they want to reuse the dataset?