Samples

Author

Lars Vilhuber

Published

August 1, 2025

This section contains various examples and sample code. For template emails for various purposes, see Templates.

Example codebook in R

There are a variety of ways one can describe data in R, but one of the more convenient ways is to use the dataMaid package on CRAN.

Oct 1, 2018

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Data Availability Statements for Commercial Data

Many economics papers use data from individual private companies, as well as from commercial data aggregators. Generally, these data cannot be redistributed by the author of a paper. Usage rights must be acquired from the original provider. This is not dissimilar from restricted data from statistical agencies, though there is significantly more variation in access procedures and cost.

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Data Availability Statements for Restricted Data

Examples of data availability statements. Often, the only restriction is a requirement to not redistribute, and to cite.

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Sample R Configurations

Sample R configuration, including how to install packages persistently.

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Sample code to generate descriptive statistics

Various code snippets to generate descriptive statistics of a dataset, especially when data cannot be included for licensing or confidentiality reasons.

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The Python Way

Some (tentative) best practices for Python projects

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Sample Stata Configurations

Sample Stata configuration, including how to install packages persistently.

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Sample Statement for Restricted Access Data 1

This text can be used to describe data that are restricted access, and stored in a secure data facility.

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Sample Statement for Restricted Access Data 2

This text can be used to describe data that are restricted access, and stored in a secure data facility.

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