
Writing a data management plan: activity - versioning
Take a couple of minutes to jot down some answers for the following questions. Click the question for feedback.
- Why should you delete or discard obsolete versions of data files?
- What advantages are there to a consistent approach to expressing data file versions?
You have now been introduced to the concept of good research data organisation (including file formatting, naming convensions and versioning), why it is important, and what constitutes good data file management.