Good data organization is the foundation of any research project. This is especially true for projects involving data processing, analysis, and visualization. This two-part workshop will introduce best practices for using spreadsheets in the important “data wrangling” stage that sets you up to work with data effectively.

Part 1 (12:00-1:00pm)

• Common uses for spreadsheets
• Good data entry and formatting practices
• How to avoid common formatting mistakes

Part 2 (1:00-2:00pm)

• How to document data for future use  
• Basic quality control and data manipulation in spreadsheets  
• How to export data from spreadsheets 

Participants are free to join one or both parts. 

Can't make it to this workshop? You can always contact us with your questions about this and other digital scholarship topics.

This workshop is part of our Dealing with Data and Digital Humanities Toolkit Series.