Glossary

Metadata

A collection of information that allows a human being to understand what raw data represents. Think of it as a “data map” that tells you a) what to expect within the raw data stored in a given format, b) what that data actually means / signifies.

See also

• Metadata

• ColumnMetadata

Multiple Response Set

A way of representing “select all answers that apply” survey questions in SPSS data, where each answer maps to its own variable/column in the raw data, but the set of variables/columns should be grouped within the multiple response set.

Warning

Because Pyreadstat does not yet support Multiple Response Sets, the SPSS Converter also does not support them.