Talis Insight Europe 2017 - Using Talis data with other datasets - Tim Hodson
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This document provides information about using Talis data with other datasets. It discusses reviewing available data, extracting, transforming, and joining datasets. Various tools are listed for each step, including Excel, OpenRefine, csvfix for extracting and transforming, and Excel, Tableau, Power BI for joining data and creating visualizations. The document emphasizes documenting steps and reviewing available data and questions.
Talis Insight Europe 2017 - Using Talis data with other datasets - Tim Hodson
- 2. Using Talis Data With Other Datasets Tim Hodson Technical Consultant
- 4. Data Review
- 5. Questions
- 6. Survey
- 9. Data Review What are your questions? What data have you got available to you? How does each dataset relate to the others?
- 11. Man is a tool-using animal. Without tools he is nothing, with tools he is all. — Thomas Carlyle
- 15. Transforming Tools Microsoft Excel LibreOffice - Calc Google Sheets Google Fusion Tables OpenRefine (browser based, most platforms) Also good for exploring data with point and click interface Split columns, rename columns, create facets, create timelines, edit cells csvfix (command line, windows, *nix) A stream editor for CSV files. Split columns, rename columns, edit cells using regular expressions
- 17. Joining Tools
- 18. Quantitive Joining Tools Microsoft Excel LibreOffice - Calc Google Sheets Google Fusion Tables Microsoft Access Database
- 19. Joining Tools - visualisation/dashboard Tableau Business Objects Microsoft Power BI Google Data Studio Amazon Quick Sight R - statistical and data analysis tool - often used in universities
- 20. Your future self will thank you
- 22. Query
- 23. Queries?