Data Preparation and Processing
Old-Style Data Processing
- keypunch machine
- punchcards
- counter-sorter
- hand calculation of statistics
Old-Style Plus Mainframe Computers
- data input with cardreader
- 9-track tapes and readers
- FORTRAN programs written to calculate statistics
- software packages (e.g., SPSS) developed to calculate statistics
- output to greenbar paper [PDF]
New-Style--Spreadsheet/PC
- spreadsheet input model
- software programs and Teleform by Cardiff Software
Codebooks (British General Election Study, 1992, a Microsoft Word document) For other BES see http://dawww.essex.ac.uk/online/bes/