Survey data and associated data cleaning / abbreviation code

Questions and answers collected during a survey in the grazing incidence small-angle scattering (GISAS) community, specifically on what comes before an experiment: hardware, software, sample alignment, and instrument calibration. Data collection The survey was communicated/advertised via domain-relevant conferences, the [e-mail] mailing list, and personal e-mail communication between July 2024 and March 2025.On July 18, 2024 at SXNS17, the survey was introduced and access shared via a QR code in session (attendance: a few dozen). Later that day an announcement e-mail followed to the [e-mail] mailing list (with 363 subscribers as of April 17, 2025). Further responses were gathered by word of mouth as well as through individual encouragement to (beamline) scientists by the authors, followed by a second and third oral presentation at canSAS and SAS2024 (Taipei, Taiwan; attendance: a few dozen). Responses received untilMarch 4th, 2025 are considered in the present dataset. Note Due to a mishap in configuration of the survey form answers to question 6 ("Which degrees of freedom can you control specifically?") could not be filled with multiple answers as intended. We recommend ignoring this data.