Figure 2. Types of data and roles.
The figure illustrates the types of data elements that can be brought to bear to understand how research support affects researchers and teams, output, and the economy. Blue indicates survey data. Red indicates transactional data. Purple indicates naturally occurring data and bibliometric data, which are both unobtrusive. SDR = Survey of Doctorate Recipients; SED = Survey of Earned Doctorates. UMETRICS = Universities Measuring the EffecTs of Research on Competitiveness, Innovation and Science.