A Computer-Based Data Collection for Comparative and International Conflict Studies.

Abstract

The study has as its goal, the collection and necessary management of a standard set of data to be used by the Center for conflict studies. Work has been done on two relatively simple computer-based systems for data storage and manipulation. These two systems have different purposes and are at differing stages of development. The first system, DATASELECTOR (DSEL), is relatively well developed, although simple in concept. It is intended to deal with attribute and aggregate data for nations over years. This system is an extension of work done with data of the type published in the World Handbook, of Political and Social Indicators. The second system is quite undeveloped, but complex in conception. It is intended to deal with uncoded (or as nearly uncoded as possible) event reports, which are abstracts of reports, written in ordinary straight English text.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1969
Accession Number
ADA017030

Entities

People

  • Lester Warner

Organizations

  • University of Michigan

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Computers
  • Computing Devices
  • Data Storage Systems
  • Handbooks
  • Indicators
  • International Conflicts
  • Standards

Readers

  • Library and Information Science
  • Radio communications and signal processing.
  • Systems Analysis and Design