rwebdb – Housekeeping
Sometimes moving forward requires a step backwards.
data sources, rwebdb | Gary Lewis, June 23, 2010 9:48 am | 
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rwebdb 11-June-2010
On metadata as utilities for project management and as guides to the meaning of data and how that meaning changes over time.
data sources, rwebdb | Gary Lewis, June 11, 2010 9:30 am | Comments Off
rwebdb 08-June-2010
On extending the time series back to 1987 and extolling the virtues of minutiae.
data sources, rwebdb | Gary Lewis, June 8, 2010 3:21 pm | Comments Off
rwebdb 29-May-2010
On triangulation and techniques to build metadata and confidence in the data.
data sources, rwebdb | Gary Lewis, May 29, 2010 8:36 am | Comments Off
rwebdb 27-May-2010
An illustration of why data curation is necessary for even modestly complex data sets.
background, data sources, rwebdb | Gary Lewis, May 27, 2010 10:38 am | Comments Off
rwebdb 25-May-2010
How many of the 20,000 institutions represented in the 25 years of IPEDS data appear throughout the time series? And how many appear infrequently? Answers to these questions make an initial design decision possible and provide an opportunity to illustrate the use of an SVG data visualization.
data sources, rwebdb | Gary Lewis, May 25, 2010 10:59 am | Comments Off
rwebdb 20-May-2010
Dynamic query programs can significantly improve management of complex datasets. Here’s a second example that illustrates the benefits.
data sources, rwebdb | Gary Lewis, May 20, 2010 8:55 am | Comments Off
rwebdb 19-May-2010
In a data warehouse, the design effort is all about ease-of-use. Forget elegant data structures; it must first and foremost be simple to use.
data sources, rwebdb | Gary Lewis, May 19, 2010 7:55 am | Comments Off
rwebdb 14-May-2010
Data about the data (metadata) is essential for managing a data project of any complexity.
data sources, rwebdb | Gary Lewis, May 14, 2010 9:07 am | Comments Off
rwebdb 12-May-2010
It begins … the long but absolutely essential task of living in data long enough to recognize both its warts and its beauty.
data sources, rwebdb | Gary Lewis, May 12, 2010 3:34 pm | Comments Off
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