Working with Data

Working with Data InfoGuide

This guide is to learn basic skills in data cleaning and data wrangling including how to use a computer. 

• Using a Computer - Tips for understanding and using your computer efficiently
  • File Formats & Conversion - What to do with files you've downloaded
  • Working with Files - How to navigate your file system to find, rename, and manage files
• File Management - Best Practices in file management and organization
  • Open Science Framework - Another Option to manage and share your files
  • Git / GitHub - Learn how to more easily backup and share your text files
  • Big Data - Working with large datasets requires different methods
• Data Cleaning - Why and how to go about cleaning
  • OpenRefine - A free open source platform for data cleaning and management
  • Spreadsheets - Use Excel or other spreadsheets for data management, data cleaning, and summarizing data
  • Web Scraping - How to extract data from the web
• Coding - General programming concepts and languages
  • Command Line / Shell - Learn about the command line including Bash and DOS
  • Regular Expressions - The common language of Find-and-Replace
  • SQL & Databases - Relational Database concepts and the common language of Databases
• Get Help - If you need assistance with any of these issues, contact Data & Digital Scholarship Services