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PSID

PSID

9.9
A unique code used to identify a user or session in a system
  • noun
  • Specialized
: PSID
  • Uses Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) data to examine why workers do or do not join unions.

Examples

  • To analyze changes in family income, the researchers focused on the unique identifiers provided by the PSID.

  • Uses PSID data to examine the wages of workers who join or leave unionized firms.

    Blog text (9)

  • Full-scale ranges as low as +5 psid are available for a 4-to-20 mA output signal.

    Academic text (1995)

  • Full-scale ranges as low as +/- 5 psid are available for a 4- to 20-mA output signal.

    Academic text (1995)

  • These data are much richer in key dimensions than both the NSAF and the PSID.

    Academic text (2017)

  • Sample weights were provided by the CDS III data set and were utilized to compensate for selection bias in the original PSID sample design as well as attrition between 1997 and 2007.

    Academic text (2012)

  • The PSID allows researchers to track the long-term economic status of families over generations.

  • The PSID data is essential for understanding how economic circumstances affect psychological outcomes.

Synonyms

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  • Specialized
1 8.4

A special number that identifies a thing in a computer system, like a file or account

is an abbreviation used in psychological or other technical contexts rather than only computers

Surface Forms

PSID singular
PSIDs plural

Morphology

PSID = P + S + I + D

PSID is an initialism formed from letters; the letters do not convey the meaning without knowing the specific expansion or context, so learners cannot derive the sense from components.

Etymology

PSID is an abbreviation for terms like 'psychological identification' or 'process session identifier', and its ID part is the familiar 'ID' meaning 'identity' or 'identifier', so PSID is used as a unique code to identify a person or a session.