Data Entry and Codebook Template (Excel)
A ready-to-use Excel workbook for recording research or survey data consistently and documenting every variable in one place. It combines a codebook, dropdown-controlled data entry, and automatic quality checks, so your dataset is clean and well documented from the start. What’s inside: README: Step-by-step instructions, colour legend, and data conventions Codebook: One row per variable, with label, description, type, units, allowed values, min and max limits, missing codes, and required status Value Labels: Codes and meanings for each coded variable, plus standard missing (-99) and refused (-98) codes Data Entry: Space for 500 records, with dropdown lists, range validation, duplicate ID detection, and a calculated BMI example column QC Checks: Automatic counts of records, duplicate IDs, missing and out-of-range values, and header mismatches Change Log: Version history for the codebook and structure Key features: Validation limits come from the Codebook, so you update them in one place. Example variables and a worked example row show the expected format and are easy to replace. Best for: Researchers, evaluators, students, M&E teams, and anyone collecting survey or study data. Format: Excel (.xlsx); no macros required.