This metric is looking for the type of control mechanism that applies to the institution:

For WikiRate researchers:

Institutions who report to the STARS program are listed on the STARS Participants & Reports website.

• Use the institution Index, CTRL F, or Command F to search for the institution you want to research.

• By clicking on the hyperlinked name of the institution, you will be redirected to the page where all their STARS reports are listed. You can select either the most recent report, or one of the older reports to start tracking their performance over time.
  

  NB: While the values in the reports might apply to different points in time (performance year, baseline year, most recent, etc.), the submission date of the report should be listed as the “year” on WikiRate. This is to ensure that reports of the same submission year can be compared. Any time specific information for the individual values should be included in the comment to that specific metric value.

• To narrow down your search, navigate the reports’ index using the Reporting Category - Institutional Characteristics - and Credit Category - Institutional Characteristics - to finally select the Credit Title: Institutional Boundary.
  

• You should now be on the report page that discloses the control mechanism that applies to the institution. To locate the exact value you can search the page using CTRL F or Command F with keywords like public, private, and control.
  

• Always check the metric question and methodology for the unit of measure or currency - researchers may need to carry out calculations or conversions before entering the final metric value

• Add comments to include details of simple or complex calculations or conversions made to determine the metric value and document any relevant contextual information

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