Ernie Smith is a former contributor to BizTech, an old-school blogger who specializes in side projects, and a tech history nut who researches vintage operating systems for fun. Data is a critical ...

Imagine this: you’ve just received a dataset for an urgent project. At first glance, it’s a mess—duplicate entries, missing values, inconsistent formats, and columns that don’t make sense. You know ...

The world runs on data. A hallmark of successful businesses is their ability to use quality facts and figures to their advantage. Unfortunately, data rarely arrives ready to use. Instead, businesses ...

In the world of data management, efficiency is king. That applies to businesses, but it also applies to educators and data analysts. Messy data can make everything harder. And while Google Sheets ...

In this section, we use the open data SFMTA Bikeway Network at San Francisco Data. The data include the network of bike routes, lanes, and paths around the city of San Francisco. Maintained by the ...

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Business today depends on data. The ability to efficiently acquire, access, and analyze information is essential to effective decision-making. And better decisions are key to building better ...