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Data Wrangling Made Easy: An Introduction to OpenRefine
Are you struggling with messy data? Join us for an interactive, hands-on workshop where you'll dive into the essentials of OpenRefine, an open-source tool designed to help you clean up and transform your data with ease. OpenRefine is perfect for anyone working with messy data, offering powerful features to streamline your workflow.
In this fun and practical session, you'll play along and explore how OpenRefine can:
- Clean up inconsistent data: Standardize dates, fix typos, clean up extra spaces, and merge duplicate entries.
- Explore data: Quickly filter, sort, and facet your data to uncover hidden patterns and insights.
- Export your data: learn how to export your project into the format you need.
Guided by expert content from Carpentries and the University of Victoria, you'll gain foundational skills to confidently tackle your data projects. Whether you're a beginner or looking to refresh your knowledge, this workshop is your gateway to mastering data clean-up and transformation with OpenRefine.
Related LibGuide: Love Data Week @ McGill by Marcela Isuster
- Date:
- Thursday, February 13, 2025
- Time:
- 11:00am - 12:00pm
- Presenter:
- Robin Desmeules & Marcela Isuster
- Categories:
- Digital Scholarship Hub Love Data Week
- Online:
- This is an online event. Event URL will be sent via registration email.