LibGuides: Health Information Science / Health Informatics: Data repositories &amp; data sets

Data repositories

The Registry of Research Data Repositories (https://www.re3data.org/) is data repository searching tool and a good place to search for data sets. Not all will be publicly available (some have restrictions) but it’s a nice centralized place to search across multiple data repositories for many subject areas. Once you run a search, you can filter to the “open” ones, which should provide data sets that are not restricted.

UVic hosted data repositories:

Dataverse: https://dataverse.scholarsportal.info/dataverse/uvic

Other popular data repositories are:
Dryad: https://datadryad.org/stash
Figshare: https://figshare.com/
(Again, not everything will be open, some will be restricted or have limited access)

More data set resources and information

SAGE Research Methods Datasets 1 and 2 This link opens in a new window
Find practice data sets to help you master qualitative and quantitative data analysis.
SAGE Video: Data Science, Big Data Analytics, and Digital Methods This link opens in a new window
This unique collection of videos covers a range of innovative and cutting edge techniques and projects across data science methods, issues and challenges surrounding big data research, and applications of computational social science research. With a focus on what new methods and data sources can tell us about human behaviour, the collection contains interviews with leading academics at the forefront of developing these methods, and short documentaries exploring industry applications of data science. From basic programming techniques for those starting out, through to advanced techniques in deep learning, you will find helpful tutorials, tailored to those with different disciplinary backgrounds and experience.