“Without data, you’re just another person with an opinion.” – W. Edwards Deming. This quote highlights how crucial data is for making informed decisions. As we approach 2024-2025, the quality of your research depends on good data cleaning methods. With AI and machine learning becoming more common, making sure your research is reliable requires careful attention and solid data quality checks. Data analysts spend about…
Handling Missing Data: Best Practices for 2024
In the world of data analysis, missing data is a big problem. Researchers in fields like clinical medicine and surgery face it often1. Even though the number of trials reporting missing data has stayed the same from 2001 to 20221, only about 40% of trials in top journals handle it well1. This can lead to wrong results if there’s too much missing data1. Understanding the…