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Table 4 Distribution of frequencies for FAIR data dimensions

From: FAIR data management: a framework for fostering data literacy in biomedical sciences education

 

Metric

Frequency

%From Total

findable_1: Does the data set have any identifier assigned?

1

8

17.4%

 

2

3

6.5%

 

3

14

30.4%

 

4

21

45.7%

findable_2: Is the data set identifier included in all records/metadata files that describe the data?

1

19

41.3%

 

2

27

58.7%

findable_3: How is data described with metadata?

1

12

26.1%

 

2

2

4.3%

 

3

10

21.7%

 

4

22

47.8%

findable_4: What type of repository or registry is the metadata record located in?

1

3

6.5%

 

2

15

32.6%

 

3

5

10.9%

 

4

9

19.6%

 

5

14

30.4%

accesible_1: To what extent is the data accessible?

1

17

37.0%

 

2

3

6.5%

 

4

6

13.0%

 

5

2

4.3%

 

6

18

39.1%

accesible_2: Is the data available online without the need for specialized protocols or tools once access is approved?

1

2

4.3%

 

2

6

13.0%

 

3

10

21.7%

 

4

6

13.0%

 

5

22

47.8%

interoperable_1: In what format is the data available?

1

26

56.5%

 

2

1

2.2%

 

3

19

41.3%

interoperable_2: What best describes the types of vocabularies/ontologies/labeling schemes used to define the data?

1

17

37.0%

 

2

7

15.2%

 

3

10

21.7%

 

4

12

26.1%

reusable_1: Which of the following best describes the rights of

license/use associated with the data?

1

10

21.7%

 

2

5

10.9%

 

3

2

4.3%

 

4

4

8.7%

 

5

25

54.3%

reusable_2: How much provenance information has been captured to facilitate

data reuse?

1

19

41.3%

 

2

3

6.5%

 

3

8

17.4%

 

4

16

34.8%