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Module 2 - Cleaning Preparation and the Cleaning Process
6 Lessons
Cleaning Your Dissertation or Research Data in SPSS and Excel
Don't Do Your Analyses Without Properly Cleaning Your Data
WARNINIG ! !
Dirty data will destroy your study and invalidate your results.
Do not let 3-4 years of hard work be wasted because you did not properly clean your data!!
Course Summary
This course on data cleaning contains a great amount of detail and was designed to give you step-by-step examples for everything from anticipating data cleaning needs to determining what to do with missing data that will surely impress your colleagues and committee. With our lectures we also provide the PowerPoint slides and other very helpful supporting materials that you can download to use for practice or for your own data project.
One of the most challenging yet rewarding academic experiences that one can accomplish is earning a doctoral degree. However, many doctoral students - especially those in fully or partial online programs - struggle with the early stages of developing their dissertation.
It is extremely important to plan all aspects your dissertation study with an end goal in mind because decisions that you make during early stages can, and likely will, have an impact on later stages and the final production of your project. This course is designed for students and professional researchers who are either about to begin analyzing their study data, or who are in the process of developing their data collection method.
However, the course is not limited to those who are in a doctoral program or who are conducting a dissertation project. Others who will find the course to be helpful include undergraduate students, early career researchers, and those who wish to learn about the process of conducting rigorous research studies.
Course Curriculum
Dr. Todd Bottom
My mission is to save you days and weeks of wasted time trying to navigate the complexities of academia and academic research.
By academic training I am a Community Psychologist, earning my Ph.D. from DePaul University in Chicago in 2014. I published several peer-reviewed research articles during my doctoral studies, and one even before beginning graduate school.
I have worked in research and academics since 2007 and taught university psychology and statistics courses at DePaul University for three years. More recently I worked in college institutional research and for a pharma research consulting firm. In 2018 I founded Research Learning Center, where I offer my knowledge and skills to help people just like you to produce better research and writing so that they can graduate sooner.
As of January 2021 my students include over 2,000 ambitious learners just like you from over 100 countries who speak 28 native languages. I am thrilled to offer you these high-quality courses and look forward to having you as a student and being part of your research success. Have questions before you get started? Email me at todd@ResearchLearning.Center.
Anticipate cleaning before or during collection.
- Understand why not all missing data are the same.
- Importance of recording the cleaning process and decisions.
- What part of cleaning to report in a manuscript.
- Understand reasons for deleting cases from your data.
Reporting your cleaning process in a manuscript.