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Preparing Data for Analysis
From Raw to Ready
- Bianca Manago - Vanderbilt University, USA, Vanderbilt University
Volume:
199
September 2025 | SAGE Publications, Inc
This book focuses on the process of preparing raw data for analysis—commonly known as data cleaning. It covers a range of topics including data compilation, variable naming and labeling, data examination, and variable re-coding and transformations, among others. Author Bianca Manago discusses best practices for data preparation and analysis, emphasizing the importance of prioritizing transparency, best practices for writing script files, and file naming and organization. Two example projects and datasets are used to illustrate the methods in the book, and the datasets, script files, and output files in both R and Stata are available to download from the accompanying website.
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Part: 1 Introduction
Chapter 1: Data Preparation: The Need for Strategy and Transparency
Chapter 2: Software and Script File Considerations
Chapter 3: File Organization and Naming
Part 2: CLEANR Method
Chapter 4: Introduction
Chapter 5: Compiling Data
Chapter 6: Labeling and Naming Variables and Values
Chapter 7: Examining Data
Chapter 8: Addressing Data Problems
Chapter 9: New Variable Creation
Chapter 10: Re-configure, Re-examine, and Review
Part 3: Review and Conclusion
Chapter 11: CLEANR in practice
Chapter 12: Conclusion
Supplements
Student Study Site
Datasets, script files, and output files in both R and Stata are available to download from the accompanying website.
Datasets, script files, and output files in both R and Stata are available to download from the accompanying website.
