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Aggregate indicator title

Scientific contribution (2)

Description

Increasing scientific knowledge to facilitate and disseminate world class scientific field research

Domain

Science & Technology

Qualitative/Quantitative

Quantitative & Qualitative

Primary/Secondary data

Primary data

Source of data

Project coordinator

Time series

Yes, annual field reports

Unit of measurement (observation)

Ordinal (Low, medium, high) 

Unit of analysis

Project

Analytical level (logic model)

Not specified 

Links with indicators in other domains

N/A

Data collection method(s)

Review of project reports

Data collection item(s)

Not indicated, but can be derived from the 'indicator building' field

Indicator building
  • # of people and # of person hours dedicated to collecting scientific data
  • Peer reviewed publications
  • Popular publications and outreach events
Availability of data

Low

Feasibility

Slightly resource demanding

Comments/caveats
Source of indicator definition

Chandler et al. (2017)