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Three Things You Should Keep in Mind While
Collecting Your Own Data 📈
Sandhya Kambhampati,@sandhya__k #IJAsia16
Structure your data 📝
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1.
A few tips…
‣ Keep the same format across your spreadsheet (ex: number vs text)
‣ Don’t use comments or colors in cells; instead use flags!
‣ Structure numbers the same (ex: thousand separator)
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Instead of this…
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Format correctly
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Data dictionary 📊2.
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A dictionary for dataYOUR^
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Understandable headers
WRONG
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Understandable headers
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Data diary 📗3.
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Keep track of your work
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Make your work reproducible
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Track your work
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