Merging item text and IRW response data

Incorporation with the IRW response data

This dataset is designed to be interoperable with the core IRW item response data. Specifically, the table identifer should allow for merging across these two data resources. Researchers can link these item text records to response-level data using the item field, which serves as a shared, persistent identifier across both datasets.

To incorporate response option text, the resp field in this dataset provides a mapping between response codes (consistent with resp in the response-level data) and their corresponding option_text. This allows users to reconstruct full item presentations or analyze response behavior with access to the literal item wording. Below is an example of how the data can be merged (so that each row contains information about a single response, including information about the probe used to solicit information from the respondent).

Code 
items<-irw::irw_itemtext("gilbert_meta_49")
df<-irw::irw_fetch("gilbert_meta_49")
df<-merge(items,df)
head(df)
item resp table section_id instrument instructions section_prompt item_text correct_response option_text id cluster_id wave treat cov_age cov_any_school cov_literate cov_income
constant_fat 0 gilbert_meta_49 srq20_1 Psychological Distress (SRQ-20) in an RCT The following questions are related to certain pains and problems, that may have bothered you in the last 30 days. If you think the question applies to you and you had to describe the problem in the last 30 days, answer YES. On the other hand, if the question does not apply to you and you did not have the problem in the last 30 days, answer NO. NA Do you feel tired all the time? NA No 54 77 2 0 35 1 1 NA
constant_fat 0 gilbert_meta_49 srq20_1 Psychological Distress (SRQ-20) in an RCT The following questions are related to certain pains and problems, that may have bothered you in the last 30 days. If you think the question applies to you and you had to describe the problem in the last 30 days, answer YES. On the other hand, if the question does not apply to you and you did not have the problem in the last 30 days, answer NO. NA Do you feel tired all the time? NA No 44 69 1 0 26 1 1 20000
constant_fat 0 gilbert_meta_49 srq20_1 Psychological Distress (SRQ-20) in an RCT The following questions are related to certain pains and problems, that may have bothered you in the last 30 days. If you think the question applies to you and you had to describe the problem in the last 30 days, answer YES. On the other hand, if the question does not apply to you and you did not have the problem in the last 30 days, answer NO. NA Do you feel tired all the time? NA No 148 15 1 1 26 1 0 1000
constant_fat 0 gilbert_meta_49 srq20_1 Psychological Distress (SRQ-20) in an RCT The following questions are related to certain pains and problems, that may have bothered you in the last 30 days. If you think the question applies to you and you had to describe the problem in the last 30 days, answer YES. On the other hand, if the question does not apply to you and you did not have the problem in the last 30 days, answer NO. NA Do you feel tired all the time? NA No 188 5 1 1 22 1 1 2000
constant_fat 0 gilbert_meta_49 srq20_1 Psychological Distress (SRQ-20) in an RCT The following questions are related to certain pains and problems, that may have bothered you in the last 30 days. If you think the question applies to you and you had to describe the problem in the last 30 days, answer YES. On the other hand, if the question does not apply to you and you did not have the problem in the last 30 days, answer NO. NA Do you feel tired all the time? NA No 120 19 2 1 NA 1 1 45000
constant_fat 0 gilbert_meta_49 srq20_1 Psychological Distress (SRQ-20) in an RCT The following questions are related to certain pains and problems, that may have bothered you in the last 30 days. If you think the question applies to you and you had to describe the problem in the last 30 days, answer YES. On the other hand, if the question does not apply to you and you did not have the problem in the last 30 days, answer NO. NA Do you feel tired all the time? NA No 180 17 1 0 40 0 0 3000

Merging these datasets allows for a more complete view of the data, including:

  • The full wording of each item and response option
  • Analysis of how item phrasing may influence responses
  • Richer visualizations and content-based filtering