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skylark:search [22/08/2018 @ 12:59] adammooreskylark:search [08/01/2020 @ 10:54] adammoore
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 After logging in, the main menu bar contains a grey ‘search’ box, which is retained throughout Skylark. This will perform a simple keyword search at any time during your Skylark session. Keyword searches will return matches from variable names or labels, and are not case sensitive. After logging in, the main menu bar contains a grey ‘search’ box, which is retained throughout Skylark. This will perform a simple keyword search at any time during your Skylark session. Keyword searches will return matches from variable names or labels, and are not case sensitive.
  
-**N.B.** multi-term keyword searches are run as ‘exact phrase’ searches, e.g. if you wanted to search for //fish and chips// you must include that whole phraseyou couldn’t just type //fish chips// +\\  
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 +**Keyword search parameters** 
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 + The keyword search function has been updated in the latest Skylark release to be more intuitive and flexible. 
 +The default setting for a multi-term search is now an __implied OR search__. 
 +e.g. if you make a standard keyword search for //blood pressure// the results will be any variable with the word blood OR the word pressure in the variable name or label. 
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 +You can use the modifiers - + and “ next to one or more search terms to change the focus of a keyword search. 
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 +^Modifier ^Use   ^Example                                                    ^ 
 +| **+**   |Inclusion   |//+blood +pressure// will find results with blood **and** pressure **anywhere** in the variable name or description| 
 +| **-**   |Exclusion       |//blood –pressure// will find results **including** blood but **excluding** pressure | 
 +| **"**   |Exact match      |//"blood pressure"// will find results with **both words next to** each other  | 
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 +Combinations of the above multipliers can also be usede.g. //“blood pressure” –diastolic// will exclude all variables with diastolic in the description, from the “blood pressure” search results. 
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 +**N.B.** Please do not specify Boolean search terms e.g. AND, OR, NOT in a keyword search, as they will give many unexpected results! 
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-\\ //__Library__// searching can be another very useful ‘topic’ search, for example the library ‘Alcohol14’ contains all the variables on alcohol use collected in 2014. However, only the more recent libraries have contextual names, with many of the older data being housed in libraries called ‘B01’ or ‘Y79’, which give no idea of their contents. +\\ //__Library__// searching can be another very useful ‘topic’ search, for example the library ‘Alcohol14’ contains all the variables on alcohol use collected in 2014. However, only the more recent libraries have contextual names, with many of the older data being housed in libraries called ‘B01’ or ‘Y79’, which give no idea of their contents. However, every library has a brief description listed in the dropdown menu.  
  
-A {{library_files.pdf|guide}} to the NSHD data libraries and their contents is available.  \\ +A {{library_files.pdf|guide}} to the older NSHD data libraries and their contents is also available.  \\ 
   * **However**, __please note__ that not all the libraries listed in the guide are available on Skylark. Sensitive or possibly disclosive libraries may have been removed to protect the study and the identity of its participants.  \\    * **However**, __please note__ that not all the libraries listed in the guide are available on Skylark. Sensitive or possibly disclosive libraries may have been removed to protect the study and the identity of its participants.  \\ 
-  * Also, many of the libraries relate to various sub-studies that have taken place over the years. In some cases, the variables will contain only a few hundred cases, rather than the full sample. Please use the frequency tables for individual variables present on Skylark to check the details, prior to adding to your basket.  +  * Also, many of the libraries relate to various sub-studies that have taken place over the years. In some cases, the variables will contain only a few hundred cases, rather than the full sample. Please use the frequency tables for individual variables present on Skylark to check the details, prior to adding to your basket. 
 +  * The [[mrepo:insight|Insight 46 neuroscience sub-study]] libraries all begin with 'I46...'
  
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-----+===Restricted Variables===
  
 +Due to restrictions placed on us by NHS Digital, we are unable to share certain restricted data outside of the Unit. These variables will not appear in any search results. Data restricted in this way includes:
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 +  * Mortality data
 +  * Cancer registrations
 +  * Hospital episodes (HES)
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 +If you think your project may require access to these kinds of data, __or__ other sensitive variables unavailable via Skylark due to a raised level of risk of reidentification to NSHD study members, please [[mrclha.swiftinfo@ucl.ac.uk|contact us]]. It may be possible for you to access these data from inside the Unit.  
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 ===Search Results=== ===Search Results===
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 \\ The example below shows the results for a keyword search on ‘blood pressure’ \\ The example below shows the results for a keyword search on ‘blood pressure’
  
-{{skylark:skylark_search_results.jpg?400|Blood Pressure search results}} 
  
 +{{:skylark:skylark_search_results_1100.jpg|Blood Pressure search results}}
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-===Restricted Variables=== 
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-Due to restrictions placed on us by NHS Digital, we are unable to share certain restricted data outside of the Unit. Data restricted in this way includes: 
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-  * - Mortality data 
-  * - Cancer registrations 
-  * - Hospital episodes (HES) 
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-If you think your project may require access to these kinds of data, please [[mrclha.swiftinfo@ucl.ac.uk|contact us]].   
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-**N.B.** Please note that other sensitive or potentially disclosive variables may still be shown in search results. However these are unavailable for external use and will be removed from baskets prior to processing.  
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 Click on a variable to view more detailed metadata, including a frequency distribution and crosstab by sex. Many of the more recent datasets have extra documentation linked, including a data cleaning guide to that topic and references to published papers. Click on a variable to view more detailed metadata, including a frequency distribution and crosstab by sex. Many of the more recent datasets have extra documentation linked, including a data cleaning guide to that topic and references to published papers.
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-{{skylark:skylark_example_variable_metadata.jpg?400|variable metadata}}+
  
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