Table 2. Pattern matrix generated from the principal components analysis.
| Item | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | F6 | F7 | h2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The following statements represent alternative ways of thinking about the role of data in the CSIRO. Please choose the response option which best describes your level of agreement with this statement. | ||||||||
| Data should be open and accessible by default (access to data should only be restricted where privacy, confidentiality or IP issues require it) | 0.73 | 0.22 | 0.11 | 0.02 | 0.14 | -0.07 | 0.07 | 0.63 |
| Our data should be harnessed for public good | 0.71 | 0.15 | 0.01 | 0.13 | -0.02 | -0.07 | -0.06 | 0.55 |
| Data sharing can have global and intergenerational benefits | 0.73 | 0.24 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.07 | -0.10 | 0.03 | 0.61 |
| The integrity of our research is improved when our data are available for others to review | 0.84 | 0.10 | 0.07 | 0.07 | -0.03 | 0.01 | -0.09 | 0.74 |
| Open data improves scientific integrity | 0.87 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.08 | 0.04 | -0.07 | 0.78 |
| Making our data more accessible will improve the quality of our research | 0.81 | 0.11 | 0.07 | 0.02 | 0.02 | -0.05 | 0.01 | 0.67 |
| In the next 12 months, how likely is it that you will share data from one of your research projects with: | ||||||||
| Colleagues in my business unit | 0.06 | 0.66 | 0.08 | 0.27 | 0.03 | 0.20 | -0.16 | 0.59 |
| Colleagues in other business units | 0.17 | 0.74 | -0.03 | 0.12 | 0.07 | 0.15 | 0.03 | 0.62 |
| Colleagues in my research discipline | 0.18 | 0.82 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.11 | -0.18 | -0.12 | 0.80 |
| Other researchers | 0.16 | 0.80 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.14 | -0.13 | -0.10 | 0.73 |
| Research collaborators/partners outside of CSIRO | 0.10 | 0.70 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.06 | -0.17 | -0.06 | 0.54 |
| General public | 0.25 | 0.64 | 0.10 | 0.02 | 0.12 | -0.20 | -0.04 | 0.54 |
| In my discipline… | ||||||||
| Data sharing is mandated by journals’ policy | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.87 | 0.10 | 0.20 | -0.01 | -0.04 | 0.83 |
| Data sharing policy of journals is enforced | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.89 | 0.09 | 0.14 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.83 |
| Journals require researchers to share data | 0.07 | 0.10 | 0.92 | 0.01 | 0.13 | -0.02 | -0.05 | 0.87 |
| Journals can penalize researchers if they do not share data | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.83 | 0.00 | 0.01 | -0.07 | 0.00 | 0.69 |
| In my opinion, my peers (in CSIRO)… | ||||||||
| Encourage me to share data | 0.10 | 0.17 | 0.03 | 0.89 | 0.11 | -0.06 | -0.07 | 0.85 |
| Are supportive of the sharing of data | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.06 | 0.90 | 0.09 | -0.08 | -0.07 | 0.87 |
| Often share data | 0.05 | 0.18 | 0.09 | 0.86 | 0.12 | 0.00 | -0.07 | 0.81 |
| In my discipline… | ||||||||
| Researchers can easily access data repositories | 0.08 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.12 | 0.85 | -0.05 | -0.07 | 0.81 |
| Data repositories are available for researchers to share data | 0.11 | 0.16 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.89 | -0.07 | -0.06 | 0.86 |
| Researchers have the data repositories necessary to share data | 0.01 | 0.09 | 0.15 | 0.08 | 0.89 | -0.04 | -0.07 | 0.84 |
| Within this area, how much do each of the following factors inhibit your ability to share data? | ||||||||
| Contractual conditions i.e., the terms of the contract under which the data were generated or used | -0.10 | -0.17 | -0.08 | -0.07 | -0.03 | 0.84 | 0.17 | 0.79 |
| Constraints imposed by the ownership or licensing arrangements of third party data | -0.05 | -0.02 | 0.04 | -0.04 | -0.06 | 0.85 | 0.16 | 0.76 |
| Ethical restrictions | 0.05 | -0.14 | -0.01 | -0.18 | -0.11 | -0.02 | 0.84 | 0.78 |
| Privacy requirements | -0.07 | -0.21 | -0.08 | -0.14 | -0.09 | 0.47 | 0.63 | 0.70 |
| Other legislation, regulation and policy (e.g., anti-trust concerns) | -0.10 | -0.08 | 0.01 | 0.07 | -0.05 | 0.29 | 0.75 | 0.67 |
Alpha coefficients for each scale are shaded grey.