Abstract

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Last updated: Dec 07, 2021
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Completion Guidance

Section: Summary (1)
Completion: Mandatory
Maximum number of entries allowed: 1
Syntax restrictions: limited to 255 characters, including spaces.

  • The abstract should provide a clear and brief descriptive signpost for researchers who are searching for data that may be relevant to their research.

  • The abstract should allow the reader to determine the scope of the data collection and accurately summarise its content. 

  • The optimal length is one paragraph (limited to 255 characters) and effective abstracts should avoid long sentences and abbreviations where possible

  • Note: Researchers will view Titles and Abstracts when searching for datasets and choosing whether to explore their content further.

  • Abstracts must be different from the full description for a dataset.

Example:

  • These tables contain the counts of the number of households (in England and Wales) within each LSOA with each specific combination of ages within it.

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