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Cleaning Data with OpenRefine: Getting Started

A guide to using the OpenRefine program to organize messy datasets

Getting Started

Here are the instructions for installing and understanding the basic layout of OpenRefine.

Installation - OpenRefine is downloaded and installed as an application that then opens in a web browser.

Layout - An explanation of the order of the data grid view.

Basic Functions - The most important functions to understand.

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