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Initial Steps and Tests When Working with a New Dataset / Sidney Gavel.

Sage Research Methods Data and Research Literacy Available online

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Gavel, Sidney, author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Research--Methodology.
Research.
Data sets.
Physical Description:
1 online resource
Place of Publication:
London : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2025.
Summary:
Understanding how to effectively handle new datasets is a crucial skill for researchers, enhancing the efficacy and value of their work. This article explores the essential practices for evaluating and exploring datasets, emphasizing the importance of using well-documented and reliable data sources. We'll discuss the steps for evaluating data, including the verification of data accessibility, documentation quality, and licensing considerations as well as preliminary data exploration. The article will also investigate how to engage with new datasets through basic statistical analysis and visualization techniques for both quantitative and qualitative data.
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ISBN:
1-03-621670-5
9781036216702
OCLC:
1523170069

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