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. 2011 Jun 29;6(6):e21101. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0021101

Table 17. Satisfaction for data management by subject discipline.

I am satisfied with the process for collecting my research data1 I am satisfied with the tools for preparing metadata2 I am satisfied with the tools for preparing my documentation3
Agree strongly Agree somewhat Agree strongly Agree somewhat Agree strongly Agree somewhat
social sciences 52(25.7%) 105(52.0%) 6(3.2%) 29(15.3%) 20(10.0%) 67(33.5%)
computer science/engineering 26(22.0%) 58(49.2%) 9(7.8%) 26(22.6%) 16(13.7%) 42(35.9%)
physical sciences 51(33.1%) 71(46.1%) 9(6.3%) 35(24.5%) 21(14.1%) 49(32.9%)
environmental sciences & ecology 148(31.6%) 233(49.7%) 27(5.8%) 91(19.4%) 45(9.6%) 138(29.6%)
atmospheric science 15(30.0%) 25(50.0%) 3(6.4%) 16(34.0%) 6(12.5%) 8(16.7%)
biology 73(40.6%) 83(46.1%) 12(6.7%) 36(20.2%) 26(14.8%) 60(34.1%)
medicine 9(29.0%) 13(41.9%) 4(12.9%) 2(6.5%) 6(19.4%) 12(38.7%)
other 35(37.6%) 38(40.9%) 5(5.7%) 17(19.5%) 15(16.7%) 37(41.1%)
1

χ2 = 45.210, p = .021;

2

χ2 = 47.363, p = .013;

3

χ2 = 42.346, p = .040.