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DataCheck Research releases auditable Israeli company-registration trends dataset

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DataCheck Research has published an open dataset tracking Israeli company-registration and status-change trends, designed to be transparent and reproducible. The dataset separates registration events from status changes, as the two are not interchangeable and conflating them can produce misleading results. Each data series is documented with its source and extraction method, and the combined series is labeled as a net-movement proxy rather than a definitive count of active businesses. The repository includes CSV files, methodology notes, contribution guidelines, and a citation file, and is released under a CC BY 4.0 license. The project aims to demonstrate that public datasets earn credibility when users can clearly trace the data's origins, scope, and limitations.

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