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COB Graduate Assistants - Data Research

This guide is for the second of three sessions for the College of Business graduate assistants. The focus of this session is data research.

What you Need to Consider

How to download data

Look for the exporting data feature in your dataset resource.

Ensure that you utilize a file format (e.g., .csv, .json) that is usable by your data visualization or statistical software tool(s).

Always make a backup copy before proceeding with statistical analysis, data visualization, etc.

How to clean data

Are there missing variables? Are there hidden values?

Are there duplicate values? Rows? Columns?

Are there merged and split columns?

Look for the effects of autoformatting (e.g., 5-10 being converted into May 10).

Business Librarian

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Data Services Librarian

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Chad Kahl
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