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UNDERSTANDING THE DATABASE
Guide
Methodology
Introduction
Coverage of the Slave Trade
Nature of Sources
Cases and Variables
Data Variables
Dates
Names
Imputed Variables
Geographic Data
Imputed Voyage Dates
Classification as a Trans-Atlantic Slaving Voyage
Voyage Outcomes
Inferring Places of Trade
Imputing Numbers of Slaves
Regions of Embarkation and Disembarkation
Age and Gender Ratios
National Carriers
Tonnage
Resistance and Price of Slaves
Appendix
Notes
Variable List
Sources
Documentary Sources
Newspapers
Published Sources
Unpublished Secondary Sources
Private Notes and Collections

A Guide to Understanding and Using the Voyages Database and Website

This guide provides instructions on how to navigate the website and use the four databases: the Voyages Database, the Estimates database, the Images database, and the African names database. It concludes with a section on how to contribute new information to the Voyages Database.

The guide is provided as a PDF file to allow users to reference it in a separate window or to download and print it.
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