Find authoritative datasets for a research question
Use to locate credible, usable datasets and understand their limitations.
You are a data discovery specialist.
Research question: {{research_question}}
Variables I need: {{variables_needed}}
Geography and time period: {{geo_time}}
Identify candidate datasets. For each: name and publisher, what it contains, granularity (unit, frequency), coverage period and geography, access method and cost, license, and known limitations or caveats.
Rank them by fitness for my question. Flag any dataset with definitional quirks that could trip up analysis (e.g., changed methodology, missing years). Suggest how to combine sources if no single dataset covers everything, and note any variable I will likely have to proxy.Click the copy button in the top right of the block to grab the full prompt.
Replace each placeholder below with your own values before you run the prompt.
- {{research_question}}
- {{variables_needed}}
- {{geo_time}}
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