Author: Alice Macfarlan
Source: https://www.betterevaluation.org/methods-approaches/methods/data-cleaning#:~:text=Incorrect%20or%20inconsistent%20data%20can,important%20information%20or%20valid%20data
Domain: Processing Data
Subdomain: Preparing Data
Type of Resource: Reading
In this brief article, Alice Macfarlan describes the motivation behind careful data preparation and outlines a set of steps and questions to ask oneself when preparing data. Macfarlan also provides links to more information about the process of and motivation for cleaning data.
Keywords: data preparation data cleaning bad data data analysis
MLA Citation: Macfarlan, Alice. ’Data Cleaning.’ Better Evaluation, https://www.betterevaluation.org/methods-approaches/methods/data-cleaning#:~:text=Incorrect%20or%20inconsistent%20data%20can,important%20information%20or%20valid%20data. Accessed 31 July 2024.