http://www.edegan.com/mediawiki/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Data_Dictionaries 2026-05-25T12:48:40Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.34.2 http://www.edegan.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Data_Dictionaries&diff=29705&oldid=prev 2009-08-01T23:54:00Z

<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Thomson SDC</span></span></p> <table class="diff diff-contentalign-left" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #222; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #222; text-align: center;">Revision as of 23:54, 1 August 2009</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l14" >Line 14:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 14:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Thomson SDC==</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Thomson SDC==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It appears that the Thomson SDC Platinum system may be being phased out by Thomson. However, the following data dictionaries are an invaluable source while access is still available (users should note that Thomson often <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">random </del>remove variables from their system and requesting a (now) non-existent variable will cause your query to crash):</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It appears that the Thomson SDC Platinum system may be being phased out by Thomson. However, the following data dictionaries are an invaluable source while access is still available (users should note that Thomson often <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">randomly </ins>remove variables from their system and requesting a (now) non-existent variable will cause your query to crash):</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>#[http://www.edegan.com/repository/DD-ThomsonSDCGNI-AttributeCodeExplanations.txt DD-ThomsonSDCGNI-AttributeCodeExplanations.txt]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>#[http://www.edegan.com/repository/DD-ThomsonSDCGNI-AttributeCodeExplanations.txt DD-ThomsonSDCGNI-AttributeCodeExplanations.txt]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>#[http://www.edegan.com/repository/DD-ThomsonSDCGNI.txt DD-ThomsonSDCGNI.txt]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>#[http://www.edegan.com/repository/DD-ThomsonSDCGNI.txt DD-ThomsonSDCGNI.txt]</div></td></tr> </table>

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<p></p> <table class="diff diff-contentalign-left" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #222; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #222; text-align: center;">Revision as of 08:01, 9 July 2009</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l3" >Line 3:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 3:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==WRDS==</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==WRDS==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The following [http://wrds.wharton.upenn.edu/ WRDS] data dictionaries are available:</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">WRDS has now changed its variable names somewhat, but these old (legacy) data dictionaries may still be of some use. </ins>The following <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">legacy </ins>[http://wrds.wharton.upenn.edu/ WRDS] data dictionaries are available:</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>#[http://www.edegan.com/repository/DD-COMPUSTATBalanceSheetExtracts.txt DD-COMPUSTATBalanceSheetExtracts.txt]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>#[http://www.edegan.com/repository/DD-COMPUSTATBalanceSheetExtracts.txt DD-COMPUSTATBalanceSheetExtracts.txt]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>#[http://www.edegan.com/repository/DD-COMPUSTATIndustrialAnnual.txt DD-COMPUSTATIndustrialAnnual.txt]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>#[http://www.edegan.com/repository/DD-COMPUSTATIndustrialAnnual.txt DD-COMPUSTATIndustrialAnnual.txt]</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l12" >Line 12:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 12:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Users should also consult the [http://wrds.wharton.upenn.edu/ds/comp/manuals/ftp.shtml WRDS COMPUSTAT User Manual]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Users should also consult the [http://wrds.wharton.upenn.edu/ds/comp/manuals/ftp.shtml WRDS COMPUSTAT User Manual]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">==Thomson SDC==</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">It appears that the Thomson SDC Platinum system may be being phased out by Thomson. However, the following data dictionaries are an invaluable source while access is still available (users should note that Thomson often random remove variables from their system and requesting a (now) non-existent variable will cause your query to crash):</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>#[http://www.edegan.com/repository/DD-ThomsonSDCGNI-AttributeCodeExplanations.txt DD-ThomsonSDCGNI-AttributeCodeExplanations.txt]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>#[http://www.edegan.com/repository/DD-ThomsonSDCGNI-AttributeCodeExplanations.txt DD-ThomsonSDCGNI-AttributeCodeExplanations.txt]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>#[http://www.edegan.com/repository/DD-ThomsonSDCGNI.txt DD-ThomsonSDCGNI.txt]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>#[http://www.edegan.com/repository/DD-ThomsonSDCGNI.txt DD-ThomsonSDCGNI.txt]</div></td></tr> </table>

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<p></p> <table class="diff diff-contentalign-left" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #222; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #222; text-align: center;">Revision as of 00:48, 8 July 2009</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l26" >Line 26:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 26:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>#[http://www.edegan.com/repository/DD-ThomsonVEIPOs-AttributeCodeExplanations.txt DD-ThomsonVEIPOs-AttributeCodeExplanations.txt]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>#[http://www.edegan.com/repository/DD-ThomsonVEIPOs-AttributeCodeExplanations.txt DD-ThomsonVEIPOs-AttributeCodeExplanations.txt]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>#[http://www.edegan.com/repository/DD-ThomsonVEIPOs.txt DD-ThomsonVEIPOs.txt]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>#[http://www.edegan.com/repository/DD-ThomsonVEIPOs.txt DD-ThomsonVEIPOs.txt]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>#[http://www.edegan.com/repository/DD-ThomsonVEPortfolioCompanies-AttributeCodeExplanations.txt DD-<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">ThomsonVEIPOs</del>.txt]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>#[http://www.edegan.com/repository/DD-ThomsonVEPortfolioCompanies-AttributeCodeExplanations.txt DD-<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">ThomsonVEPortfolioCompanies-AttributeCodeExplanations</ins>.txt]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>#[http://www.edegan.com/repository/DD-ThomsonVEPortfolioCompanies.txt DD-ThomsonVEPortfolioCompanies.txt]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>#[http://www.edegan.com/repository/DD-ThomsonVEPortfolioCompanies.txt DD-ThomsonVEPortfolioCompanies.txt]</div></td></tr> </table>

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<p></p> <table class="diff diff-contentalign-left" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #222; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #222; text-align: center;">Revision as of 00:47, 8 July 2009</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l5" >Line 5:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 5:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The following [http://wrds.wharton.upenn.edu/ WRDS] data dictionaries are available:</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The following [http://wrds.wharton.upenn.edu/ WRDS] data dictionaries are available:</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>#[http://www.edegan.com/repository/DD-COMPUSTATBalanceSheetExtracts.txt DD-COMPUSTATBalanceSheetExtracts.txt]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>#[http://www.edegan.com/repository/DD-COMPUSTATBalanceSheetExtracts.txt DD-COMPUSTATBalanceSheetExtracts.txt]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>#[http://www.edegan.com/repository/DD-<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">COMPUSTATIndustrial Annual</del>.txt DD-<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">COMPUSTATIndustrial Annual</del>.txt]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>#[http://www.edegan.com/repository/DD-<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">COMPUSTATIndustrialAnnual</ins>.txt DD-<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">COMPUSTATIndustrialAnnual</ins>.txt]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>#[http://www.edegan.com/repository/DD-CRSPDailyPrices.txt DD-CRSPDailyPrices.txt]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>#[http://www.edegan.com/repository/DD-CRSPDailyPrices.txt DD-CRSPDailyPrices.txt]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>#[http://www.edegan.com/repository/DD-COMPUSTATCountryCodes.txt DD-COMPUSTATCountryCodes.txt]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>#[http://www.edegan.com/repository/DD-COMPUSTATCountryCodes.txt DD-COMPUSTATCountryCodes.txt]</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l25" >Line 25:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 25:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>#[http://www.edegan.com/repository/DD-ThomsonVEFunds.txt DD-ThomsonVEFunds.txt]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>#[http://www.edegan.com/repository/DD-ThomsonVEFunds.txt DD-ThomsonVEFunds.txt]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>#[http://www.edegan.com/repository/DD-ThomsonVEIPOs-AttributeCodeExplanations.txt DD-ThomsonVEIPOs-AttributeCodeExplanations.txt]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>#[http://www.edegan.com/repository/DD-ThomsonVEIPOs-AttributeCodeExplanations.txt DD-ThomsonVEIPOs-AttributeCodeExplanations.txt]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>#[http://www.edegan.com/repository/DD-ThomsonVEIPOs.txt]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>#[http://www.edegan.com/repository/<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">DD-ThomsonVEIPOs.txt </ins>DD-ThomsonVEIPOs.txt]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>#[http://www.edegan.com/repository/DD-ThomsonVEPortfolioCompanies-AttributeCodeExplanations.txt DD-ThomsonVEIPOs.txt]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>#[http://www.edegan.com/repository/DD-ThomsonVEPortfolioCompanies-AttributeCodeExplanations.txt DD-ThomsonVEIPOs.txt]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>#[http://www.edegan.com/repository/DD-ThomsonVEPortfolioCompanies.txt DD-ThomsonVEPortfolioCompanies.txt]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>#[http://www.edegan.com/repository/DD-ThomsonVEPortfolioCompanies.txt DD-ThomsonVEPortfolioCompanies.txt]</div></td></tr> </table>

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<p>New page: Data dictionaries are plain text files listing variables and their labels, as well as values for certain fields. They are an invaluable reference source, as is a [http://www.edegan.com/rep...</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>Data dictionaries are plain text files listing variables and their labels, as well as values for certain fields. They are an invaluable reference source, as is a [http://www.edegan.com/repository/DD-AllSourceAvailabilityNotes.txt summary of the data available in the various sources].<br /> <br /> ==WRDS==<br /> <br /> The following [http://wrds.wharton.upenn.edu/ WRDS] data dictionaries are available:<br /> #[http://www.edegan.com/repository/DD-COMPUSTATBalanceSheetExtracts.txt DD-COMPUSTATBalanceSheetExtracts.txt]<br /> #[http://www.edegan.com/repository/DD-COMPUSTATIndustrial Annual.txt DD-COMPUSTATIndustrial Annual.txt]<br /> #[http://www.edegan.com/repository/DD-CRSPDailyPrices.txt DD-CRSPDailyPrices.txt]<br /> #[http://www.edegan.com/repository/DD-COMPUSTATCountryCodes.txt DD-COMPUSTATCountryCodes.txt]<br /> #[http://www.edegan.com/repository/DD-COMPUSTATStateCodes.txt DD-COMPUSTATStateCodes.txt]<br /> <br /> Users should also consult the [http://wrds.wharton.upenn.edu/ds/comp/manuals/ftp.shtml WRDS COMPUSTAT User Manual]<br /> <br /> #[http://www.edegan.com/repository/DD-ThomsonSDCGNI-AttributeCodeExplanations.txt DD-ThomsonSDCGNI-AttributeCodeExplanations.txt]<br /> #[http://www.edegan.com/repository/DD-ThomsonSDCGNI.txt DD-ThomsonSDCGNI.txt]<br /> #[http://www.edegan.com/repository/DD-ThomsonSDCMA-AttributeCodeExplanations.txt DD-ThomsonSDCMA-AttributeCodeExplanations.txt]<br /> #[http://www.edegan.com/repository/DD-ThomsonSDCMA.txt DD-ThomsonSDCMA.txt]<br /> #[http://www.edegan.com/repository/DD-ThomsonVECommitments-AttributeCodeExplanations.txt DD-ThomsonVECommitments-AttributeCodeExplanations.txt]<br /> #[http://www.edegan.com/repository/DD-ThomsonVECommitments.txt DD-ThomsonVECommitments.txt]<br /> #[http://www.edegan.com/repository/DD-ThomsonVEDisbursements-AttributeCodeExplanations.txt DD-ThomsonVEDisbursements-AttributeCodeExplanations.txt]<br /> #[http://www.edegan.com/repository/DD-ThomsonVEDisbursements.txt DD-ThomsonVEDisbursements.txt]<br /> #[http://www.edegan.com/repository/DD-ThomsonVEFirms-AttributeCodeExplanations.txt DD-ThomsonVEFirms-AttributeCodeExplanations.txt]<br /> #[http://www.edegan.com/repository/DD-ThomsonVEFirms.txt DD-ThomsonVEFirms.txt]<br /> #[http://www.edegan.com/repository/DD-ThomsonVEFunds-AttributeCodeExplanations.txt DD-ThomsonVEFunds-AttributeCodeExplanations.txt]<br /> #[http://www.edegan.com/repository/DD-ThomsonVEFunds.txt DD-ThomsonVEFunds.txt]<br /> #[http://www.edegan.com/repository/DD-ThomsonVEIPOs-AttributeCodeExplanations.txt DD-ThomsonVEIPOs-AttributeCodeExplanations.txt]<br /> #[http://www.edegan.com/repository/DD-ThomsonVEIPOs.txt]<br /> #[http://www.edegan.com/repository/DD-ThomsonVEPortfolioCompanies-AttributeCodeExplanations.txt DD-ThomsonVEIPOs.txt]<br /> #[http://www.edegan.com/repository/DD-ThomsonVEPortfolioCompanies.txt DD-ThomsonVEPortfolioCompanies.txt]</div>

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