MID-SCALE RI-2: THE RESEARCH DATA ECOSYSTEM (RDE), A NATIONAL RESOURCE FOR REPRODUCIBLE, ROBUST, AND TRANSPARENT SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH IN THE 21ST CENTURY -THIS PROJECT WILL IMPLEMENT A NEW PLATFORM FOR SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE DATA. DIVERSE TYPES OF DATA ENABLE PATH-BREAKING ANALYSES INTO HUMAN BEHAVIOR BUT ALSO PRESENT CHALLENGES OF SCALE, SENSITIVITY, AND STRUCTURE. CURRENT BARRIERS TO CONDUCTING RESEARCH INCLUDE MULTIPLE INCOMPATIBLE STANDARDS FOR DATA, LACK OF INTEROPERABILITY, AND THE INHERENT DIFFICULTY OF MANAGING BIG DATA. THERE IS AN URGENT NEED FOR NEW MODES OF ACCESS, CONFIDENTIALITY PROTECTION, METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES, AND TOOLS SO THAT RESEARCH USING A VARIETY OF DATA TYPES MEETS ACCEPTED SCIENTIFIC STANDARDS. THE RESEARCH DATA ECOSYSTEM (RDE) WILL MODERNIZE THE MANAGEMENT OF DATA TO ENABLE A NEW ERA OF INTERCONNECTED RESEARCH FOR THE SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES. THE PLATFORM WILL IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF DATA-DRIVEN SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE RESEARCH OVER T

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MID-SCALE RI-2: THE RESEARCH DATA ECOSYSTEM (RDE), A NATIONAL RESOURCE FOR REPRODUCIBLE, ROBUST, AND TRANSPARENT SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH IN THE 21ST CENTURY -THIS PROJECT WILL IMPLEMENT A NEW PLATFORM FOR SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE DATA. DIVERSE TYPES OF DATA ENABLE PATH-BREAKING ANALYSES INTO HUMAN BEHAVIOR BUT ALSO PRESENT CHALLENGES OF SCALE, SENSITIVITY, AND STRUCTURE. CURRENT BARRIERS TO CONDUCTING RESEARCH INCLUDE MULTIPLE INCOMPATIBLE STANDARDS FOR DATA, LACK OF INTEROPERABILITY, AND THE INHERENT DIFFICULTY OF MANAGING BIG DATA. THERE IS AN URGENT NEED FOR NEW MODES OF ACCESS, CONFIDENTIALITY PROTECTION, METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES, AND TOOLS SO THAT RESEARCH USING A VARIETY OF DATA TYPES MEETS ACCEPTED SCIENTIFIC STANDARDS. THE RESEARCH DATA ECOSYSTEM (RDE) WILL MODERNIZE THE MANAGEMENT OF DATA TO ENABLE A NEW ERA OF INTERCONNECTED RESEARCH FOR THE SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES. THE PLATFORM WILL IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF DATA-DRIVEN SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE RESEARCH OVER T