Public Discourse & Opinion

Findings

Catalogue-native findings must describe the information grouped by each layer. This legacy version does not declare them separately.

Questions & artifacts

Questions, artifact requirements and serial naming rules are required by Vercy vNext; they remain unassigned in this reference version.

Dimension & namespace

• REFERENCE `world.organization` (O1): polling organizations, arena operators and campaign sponsors are organizations
• REFERENCE `world.populationGroup` (H3): sampling frames and reported breakdowns are defined over statistical cohorts, never over identifiable members
• REFERENCE `world.documentAndRecord` (N1): opinion measures link to the claims they concern, keeping measured belief distinct from evidenced knowledge
• REFERENCE `world.socialNorm` (D9): discourse about norms and customs cross-links to their descriptive records
• imports: AAPOR practice (ALIGN): disclosure elements and transparency practice for every published measure
• imports: DDI (ALIGN): instrument, dataset and wave description for polls and their archives

Canon, patches & standards

• REFERENCE `world.organization` (O1): polling organizations, arena operators and campaign sponsors are organizations
• REFERENCE `world.populationGroup` (H3): sampling frames and reported breakdowns are defined over statistical cohorts, never over identifiable members
• REFERENCE `world.documentAndRecord` (N1): opinion measures link to the claims they concern, keeping measured belief distinct from evidenced knowledge
• REFERENCE `world.socialNorm` (D9): discourse about norms and customs cross-links to their descriptive records
• imports: AAPOR practice (ALIGN): disclosure elements and transparency practice for every published measure
• imports: DDI (ALIGN): instrument, dataset and wave description for polls and their archives

Artifact formats & serial data

Format-independent core. Concrete artifact formats and naming prefixes are not declared in this legacy version.

Policies & accepted processes

• `methodologyDisclosure`: the standing obligation of polling organizations to keep design, frame and instrument open for every published measure
• `microdataResearchAccess`: de-identified respondent-level data released to researchers under contract, never publicly
• `measureSyndication`: redistribution of published measures with mandatory method summary attached

Read / add / edit / delete

CRUD procedures and interface bindings are not declared in this legacy version.

Ownership, roles & access

Polling organizations steward polls and measures under an open-methodology obligation; campaign records are stewarded by a neutral transparency registrar. Respondent-level data never leaves the protected layer except under research contract, and all access is granted by the respective owner through the catalogue's S1/S2 models with audit via S4.

Objects

• `discourseTopic`: a subject of public discussion; key attributes: name, framing variants, lifecycle stage, related claims
• `arena`: a channel or venue of discourse; key attributes: type, reach class, operator reference
• `poll`: a designed opinion measurement exercise; key attributes: conductor reference, instrument, frame, waves, disclosure status
• `samplingFrame`: the population definition a poll draws from; key attributes: cohort reference, coverage, exclusions
• `questionInstrument`: the questions as fielded; key attributes: wording, order, scales, language versions
• `opinionMeasure`: a published measured quantity; key attributes: topic, value, margin, wave, method summary
• `campaign`: an organized information campaign; key attributes: sponsor reference, aims, period, budget class
• `message`: a campaign message variant; key attributes: content summary, format, arenas used, reach estimate

Relationships

• `poll` -> measures -> `discourseTopic` (n..m): polls attach to the topics they quantify
• `poll` -> fieldedWith -> `questionInstrument` (1..n): the instrument as fielded is part of the poll's identity
• `poll` -> drawsFrom -> `samplingFrame` (n..1): every poll declares its frame
• `opinionMeasure` -> derivedFrom -> `poll` (n..1): no measure exists without its producing poll
• `campaign` -> targets -> `discourseTopic` (n..m): campaigns aim at topics and framings
• `message` -> belongsTo -> `campaign` (n..1): messages are variants within a campaign
• `poll` -> conductedBy -> `organization` (n..1): the polling organization is an O1 entity accountable for methodology
• `opinionMeasure` -> concerns -> `claim` (n..m): measures tie to claims in the document and record model (N1), separating what people think from what is established

Events

• `topicEmerged`: a topic entered measurable public discussion
• `pollFielded`: fieldwork for a poll began
• `waveClosed`: a collection wave completed and its aggregates were fixed
• `measurePublished`: an opinion measure was released with its method summary
• `methodologyDisclosed`: full methodology for a poll was made open
• `campaignLaunched`: an information campaign began distribution
• `campaignConcluded`: a campaign ended and its reach record was closed

Projections

• `publishedMeasureBoard`: topline measures with margins and method summaries; omits all respondent microdata
• `campaignTransparencyRegister`: campaigns with sponsor, period, budget class and reach; omits targeting internals and creative work product
• `topicTimeline`: topic lifecycles with attached measures and campaigns; omits fieldwork operations