TycheManual:DataWrangling

There is no preferred tool for data storytelling. You may use Excel, a database, Google Sheets, programming and statistical tools (R, Python NumPy and SciPy), data flow tools and more. The tools you use can be governed by what you are comfortable with or what you want to learn. The data that you are analyzing, or the analysis that you are going to do could guide you to a specific tool.

As you acquire the data from an open data site or through a public data request, attempt to acquire documentation or a schema document that describes the layout of the data. Such documents should explain the data types, any coding schemes, any standards that are used, any known quality issues.

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