{"id":18139,"date":"2025-09-01T20:00:39","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T00:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/?p=18139"},"modified":"2025-10-21T12:45:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T16:45:24","slug":"infographic-how-long-does-it-take-to-complete-the-data-buddies-survey-dbs-an-analysis-of-past-data-and-a-look-to-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/2025\/09\/infographic-how-long-does-it-take-to-complete-the-data-buddies-survey-dbs-an-analysis-of-past-data-and-a-look-to-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Infographic: How Long Does It Take to Complete the Data Buddies Survey (DBS)? An Analysis of Past Data and a Look to the Future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By Brendan Kane, Research Associate, CERP<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Have you ever wondered how long the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cra.org\/cerp\/data-buddies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NSF Data Buddies Survey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (DBS) actually takes to complete? This is a question the Center for Evaluating the Research Pipeline (CERP) has been asked frequently from engaged departments, prospective volunteers, and researchers alike. As such, CERP recently conducted an analysis of the past year\u2019s DBS data (2024 survey year) to determine the length of time it took survey respondents to fully complete the survey on average. In this blog post, we present the results from this analysis.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">About the Data Buddies Survey<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The NSF Data Buddies Survey is an annual national survey conducted by CERP. Each year, DBS reaches tens of thousands of students and professionals in the computing community, providing data on career pathways, educational experiences, and workforce development.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Departments that participate not only contribute to a national data collection effort but also receive <\/span><b>customized reports<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that benchmark their students\u2019 responses against national data\u2014at no cost. Data are gathered in two ways: directly from CERP\u2019s cohort list of past participants who opt in to be recontacted, and from participating academic departments that share the survey link with their students. In 2024, DBS collected more than 20,000 responses from undergraduate and graduate students, non-degree students, and alumni\/professionals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cra.org\/cerp\/data-buddies\/volunteer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Sign up your department to participate in the upcoming survey cycle.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Methodology &#8211; How Long Does It Take to Complete the Data Buddies Survey?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We split the following analysis into three exploratory questions:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How long does it take for all Data Buddies respondents to complete the Data Buddies Survey?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Is there a significant difference between cohort and department respondents in how long it takes for each to complete the survey?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Are there any significant differences between the four different respondent types (undergraduate students, graduate students, non-degree students, and alumni\/professionals) in how long they each take to complete the survey?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We answered these questions by creating histograms that grouped respondents based on how long it took them to complete the survey. We then filtered the data to compare and contrast between the subgroups we were looking to analyze.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Results<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b>R1 (All Respondents):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Looking first at all respondents, the analysis found that just over half (56%) completed the survey in 25 minutes or less, with 20 percent of respondents falling in the 20\u201325-minute range\u2014the documented estimated time of completion within the survey. The next most common duration ranges were 15\u201320 minutes (18%), 10\u201315 minutes (12%), and 30\u201340 minutes (11%).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The following figure illustrates all survey completions across the specified time ranges.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-18128 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/All-respondents-1030x579.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1030\" height=\"579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/All-respondents-1030x579.png 1030w, https:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/All-respondents-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/All-respondents-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/All-respondents-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/All-respondents-2048x1152.png 2048w, https:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/All-respondents-1500x844.png 1500w, https:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/All-respondents-705x397.png 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>R2 (Cohort Respondents):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Respondents from the cohort distribution completed the survey more quickly than the average. As shown in the next graphic, 72 percent of cohort respondents completed the survey in less than 25 minutes. The most common duration range for cohort respondents was 10\u201315 minutes (28%), followed by 15\u201320 minutes (19%) and 5\u201310 minutes (14%). Department distribution respondents were similar to the average \u2014 53 percent completed in less than 25 minutes compared to 56 percent of all respondents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-18132 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/Cohort-respondents-1030x579.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1030\" height=\"579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/Cohort-respondents-1030x579.png 1030w, https:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/Cohort-respondents-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/Cohort-respondents-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/Cohort-respondents-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/Cohort-respondents-2048x1152.png 2048w, https:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/Cohort-respondents-1500x844.png 1500w, https:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/Cohort-respondents-705x397.png 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>R3 (Alumni\/Professionals):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Alumni\/Professional respondents completed the survey in less time than the average\u201481 percent finished in less than 25 minutes. Most commonly, 27 percent completed it in 10\u201315 minutes, 24 percent in 15\u201320 minutes, and 15 percent in 5\u201310 minutes. No significant differences were found among undergraduate, graduate, or non-degree respondents compared with the average; just over 50 percent of each group completed the survey in 25 minutes or less.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-18129 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/alumni-1030x579.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1030\" height=\"579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/alumni-1030x579.png 1030w, https:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/alumni-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/alumni-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/alumni-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/alumni-2048x1152.png 2048w, https:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/alumni-1500x844.png 1500w, https:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/alumni-705x397.png 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Looking to the Future<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Overall, this analysis found that a majority of DBS respondents completed the survey in the target timeframe (20\u201325 minutes) or less. Both cohort respondents and alumni\/professionals finished more quickly than the average. No other significant subgroup differences were identified.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In response to participant and department feedback, the CERP team has recently reduced the survey\u2019s estimated length to 10\u201315 minutes. This shorter format is expected to further improve response rates and strengthen the data available to departments in future customized reports.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To view the updated survey, please go to our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cra.org\/cerp\/data-buddies-survey-request-form\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Survey Request Form<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and request a copy by email. Going forward, the CERP team will continue conducting this survey duration analysis to track progress in reducing completion time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You can <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cra.org\/cerp\/data-buddies\/#about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">learn more about the Data Buddies Project here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Join more than 100 departments nationwide in contributing to this important effort by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cra.org\/cerp\/data-buddies\/volunteer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">signing up to participate<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<div  class='avia-button-wrap av-q6hkm3-c0154ca0971275dcb24ed3cf36fcc5a2-wrap avia-button-center  avia-builder-el-0  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '><a href='https:\/\/cra.org\/cerp\/data-buddies\/volunteer\/'  class='avia-button av-q6hkm3-c0154ca0971275dcb24ed3cf36fcc5a2 av-link-btn avia-icon_select-no avia-size-small avia-position-center avia-color-theme-color'  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"  aria-label=\"Sign Up For Free!\"><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >Sign Up For Free!<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Notes:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Data Buddies Survey collects data from two sources, CERP directly contacts participants on our cohort list which includes those who opt-in to be contacted from other CERP surveys. CERP also collects data directly from participating departments who are sent the survey link to distribute the survey to any students enrolled in their department. Overall, 20,827 survey responses were collected from these sources combined.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For one part of the analysis, the data was filtered and compared between those from the cohort distribution and those from the department distribution to determine if there were any significant differences. The total sample size from the cohort list was 2,865 and the sample size from the department distribution was 17,962.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In addition, the survey collects data from undergraduate, graduate and non-degree students along with alumni\/professionals across the computing community. The analysis conducted also compared survey duration across each of those subgroups to determine if there were any significant differences across each group. The sample size of each group is as follows, 13,578 undergraduate students, 4,754 graduate students, 2,449 alumni\/professionals and 46 non-degree students.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The survey data analyzed for this infographic were collected by the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cra.org\/cerp\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Center for Evaluating the Research Pipeline<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> via <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cra.org\/cerp\/data-buddies\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Data Buddies Project<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. CERP provides social science research and comparative evaluation for the computing community. Subscribe to the CERP newsletter <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/cra.org\/cerp\/email-list\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Volunteer for Data Buddies by signing-up <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cra.org\/cerp\/volunteer\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation under grant number\u00a0#2335072.\u00a0Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of NSF.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Brendan Kane, Research Associate, CERP &nbsp; Have you ever wondered how long the NSF Data Buddies Survey (DBS) actually takes to complete? This is a question the Center for Evaluating the Research Pipeline (CERP) has been asked frequently from engaged departments, prospective volunteers, and researchers alike. As such, CERP recently conducted an analysis of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":80,"featured_media":18133,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[556],"tags":[9,12,280,544,554],"class_list":["post-18139","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-vol-37-no-8","tag-cerp-infographics","tag-cerp","tag-data-buddies-project","tag-cerp-research","tag-dbs","articletypes-cerp-article"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Infographic: How Long Does It Take to Complete the Data Buddies Survey (DBS)? An Analysis of Past Data and a Look to the Future - CRN<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Data Buddies Survey has been revised to be shorter and easier to complete. Sign up to be a Data Buddy today for free insights into your department!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/2025\/09\/infographic-how-long-does-it-take-to-complete-the-data-buddies-survey-dbs-an-analysis-of-past-data-and-a-look-to-the-future\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"edaniels\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cra.org\\\/crn\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/infographic-how-long-does-it-take-to-complete-the-data-buddies-survey-dbs-an-analysis-of-past-data-and-a-look-to-the-future\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cra.org\\\/crn\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/infographic-how-long-does-it-take-to-complete-the-data-buddies-survey-dbs-an-analysis-of-past-data-and-a-look-to-the-future\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"edaniels\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cra.org\\\/crn\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8f14ad0a04b7c0152b9e8d2a2c4cc50e\"},\"headline\":\"Infographic: How Long Does It Take to Complete the Data Buddies Survey (DBS)? An Analysis of Past Data and a Look to the Future\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-09-02T00:00:39+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-10-21T16:45:24+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cra.org\\\/crn\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/infographic-how-long-does-it-take-to-complete-the-data-buddies-survey-dbs-an-analysis-of-past-data-and-a-look-to-the-future\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":1249,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cra.org\\\/crn\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/infographic-how-long-does-it-take-to-complete-the-data-buddies-survey-dbs-an-analysis-of-past-data-and-a-look-to-the-future\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cra.org\\\/crn\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/7\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/CRN-Infographic-Thumbnail_092025.png\",\"keywords\":[\"CERP Infographics\",\"CERP\",\"Data Buddies\u00a0Project\",\"CERP Research\",\"DBS\"],\"articleSection\":[\"September 2025, Vol. 37\\\/No. 8\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cra.org\\\/crn\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/infographic-how-long-does-it-take-to-complete-the-data-buddies-survey-dbs-an-analysis-of-past-data-and-a-look-to-the-future\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cra.org\\\/crn\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/infographic-how-long-does-it-take-to-complete-the-data-buddies-survey-dbs-an-analysis-of-past-data-and-a-look-to-the-future\\\/\",\"name\":\"Infographic: How Long Does It Take to Complete the Data Buddies Survey (DBS)? An Analysis of Past Data and a Look to the Future - CRN\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cra.org\\\/crn\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cra.org\\\/crn\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/infographic-how-long-does-it-take-to-complete-the-data-buddies-survey-dbs-an-analysis-of-past-data-and-a-look-to-the-future\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cra.org\\\/crn\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/infographic-how-long-does-it-take-to-complete-the-data-buddies-survey-dbs-an-analysis-of-past-data-and-a-look-to-the-future\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cra.org\\\/crn\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/7\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/CRN-Infographic-Thumbnail_092025.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-09-02T00:00:39+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-10-21T16:45:24+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cra.org\\\/crn\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8f14ad0a04b7c0152b9e8d2a2c4cc50e\"},\"description\":\"The Data Buddies Survey has been revised to be shorter and easier to complete. Sign up to be a Data Buddy today for free insights into your department!\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cra.org\\\/crn\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/infographic-how-long-does-it-take-to-complete-the-data-buddies-survey-dbs-an-analysis-of-past-data-and-a-look-to-the-future\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/cra.org\\\/crn\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/infographic-how-long-does-it-take-to-complete-the-data-buddies-survey-dbs-an-analysis-of-past-data-and-a-look-to-the-future\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cra.org\\\/crn\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/infographic-how-long-does-it-take-to-complete-the-data-buddies-survey-dbs-an-analysis-of-past-data-and-a-look-to-the-future\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cra.org\\\/crn\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/7\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/CRN-Infographic-Thumbnail_092025.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cra.org\\\/crn\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/7\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/CRN-Infographic-Thumbnail_092025.png\",\"width\":1778,\"height\":1778},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cra.org\\\/crn\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/infographic-how-long-does-it-take-to-complete-the-data-buddies-survey-dbs-an-analysis-of-past-data-and-a-look-to-the-future\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cra.org\\\/crn\\\/current-issue\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Infographic: How Long Does It Take to Complete the Data Buddies Survey (DBS)? An Analysis of Past Data and a Look to the Future\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cra.org\\\/crn\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cra.org\\\/crn\\\/\",\"name\":\"CRN\",\"description\":\"Computing Research News for computing researchers in academia, government, and industry.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cra.org\\\/crn\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cra.org\\\/crn\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8f14ad0a04b7c0152b9e8d2a2c4cc50e\",\"name\":\"edaniels\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/bcbd673c2543bc40092438429326b80e2f9751a04fbca39e05b8a582e1074ffd?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/bcbd673c2543bc40092438429326b80e2f9751a04fbca39e05b8a582e1074ffd?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/bcbd673c2543bc40092438429326b80e2f9751a04fbca39e05b8a582e1074ffd?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"edaniels\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Infographic: How Long Does It Take to Complete the Data Buddies Survey (DBS)? An Analysis of Past Data and a Look to the Future - CRN","description":"The Data Buddies Survey has been revised to be shorter and easier to complete. Sign up to be a Data Buddy today for free insights into your department!","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/2025\/09\/infographic-how-long-does-it-take-to-complete-the-data-buddies-survey-dbs-an-analysis-of-past-data-and-a-look-to-the-future\/","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"edaniels"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/2025\/09\/infographic-how-long-does-it-take-to-complete-the-data-buddies-survey-dbs-an-analysis-of-past-data-and-a-look-to-the-future\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/2025\/09\/infographic-how-long-does-it-take-to-complete-the-data-buddies-survey-dbs-an-analysis-of-past-data-and-a-look-to-the-future\/"},"author":{"name":"edaniels","@id":"https:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/#\/schema\/person\/8f14ad0a04b7c0152b9e8d2a2c4cc50e"},"headline":"Infographic: How Long Does It Take to Complete the Data Buddies Survey (DBS)? An Analysis of Past Data and a Look to the Future","datePublished":"2025-09-02T00:00:39+00:00","dateModified":"2025-10-21T16:45:24+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/2025\/09\/infographic-how-long-does-it-take-to-complete-the-data-buddies-survey-dbs-an-analysis-of-past-data-and-a-look-to-the-future\/"},"wordCount":1249,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/2025\/09\/infographic-how-long-does-it-take-to-complete-the-data-buddies-survey-dbs-an-analysis-of-past-data-and-a-look-to-the-future\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/CRN-Infographic-Thumbnail_092025.png","keywords":["CERP Infographics","CERP","Data Buddies\u00a0Project","CERP Research","DBS"],"articleSection":["September 2025, Vol. 37\/No. 8"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/2025\/09\/infographic-how-long-does-it-take-to-complete-the-data-buddies-survey-dbs-an-analysis-of-past-data-and-a-look-to-the-future\/","url":"https:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/2025\/09\/infographic-how-long-does-it-take-to-complete-the-data-buddies-survey-dbs-an-analysis-of-past-data-and-a-look-to-the-future\/","name":"Infographic: How Long Does It Take to Complete the Data Buddies Survey (DBS)? An Analysis of Past Data and a Look to the Future - CRN","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/2025\/09\/infographic-how-long-does-it-take-to-complete-the-data-buddies-survey-dbs-an-analysis-of-past-data-and-a-look-to-the-future\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/2025\/09\/infographic-how-long-does-it-take-to-complete-the-data-buddies-survey-dbs-an-analysis-of-past-data-and-a-look-to-the-future\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/CRN-Infographic-Thumbnail_092025.png","datePublished":"2025-09-02T00:00:39+00:00","dateModified":"2025-10-21T16:45:24+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/#\/schema\/person\/8f14ad0a04b7c0152b9e8d2a2c4cc50e"},"description":"The Data Buddies Survey has been revised to be shorter and easier to complete. Sign up to be a Data Buddy today for free insights into your department!","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/2025\/09\/infographic-how-long-does-it-take-to-complete-the-data-buddies-survey-dbs-an-analysis-of-past-data-and-a-look-to-the-future\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/2025\/09\/infographic-how-long-does-it-take-to-complete-the-data-buddies-survey-dbs-an-analysis-of-past-data-and-a-look-to-the-future\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/2025\/09\/infographic-how-long-does-it-take-to-complete-the-data-buddies-survey-dbs-an-analysis-of-past-data-and-a-look-to-the-future\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/CRN-Infographic-Thumbnail_092025.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/CRN-Infographic-Thumbnail_092025.png","width":1778,"height":1778},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/2025\/09\/infographic-how-long-does-it-take-to-complete-the-data-buddies-survey-dbs-an-analysis-of-past-data-and-a-look-to-the-future\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/current-issue\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Infographic: How Long Does It Take to Complete the Data Buddies Survey (DBS)? An Analysis of Past Data and a Look to the Future"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/#website","url":"https:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/","name":"CRN","description":"Computing Research News for computing researchers in academia, government, and industry.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/#\/schema\/person\/8f14ad0a04b7c0152b9e8d2a2c4cc50e","name":"edaniels","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/bcbd673c2543bc40092438429326b80e2f9751a04fbca39e05b8a582e1074ffd?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/bcbd673c2543bc40092438429326b80e2f9751a04fbca39e05b8a582e1074ffd?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/bcbd673c2543bc40092438429326b80e2f9751a04fbca39e05b8a582e1074ffd?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"edaniels"}}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/CRN-Infographic-Thumbnail_092025.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18139","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/80"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18139"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18139\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18404,"href":"https:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18139\/revisions\/18404"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18133"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cra.org\/crn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}