Lesson: Analyze

Select a Lesson below to learn more about the “Analyze” stage in the Data Life Cycle.

What is a Lesson?

Lessons are education materials publically available to support skillbuiliding of best data management practices. Lessons can include pdf and powerpoint slide decks, handouts, and supporting exercises and data that you can download and incorporate into your teaching materials. Materials are licensed as CC0 and you may enhance and reuse for your own purposes. In many cases slides can be previewed in the embedded slideshare viewer. We also provide one-page synopses (with space for contact information) that can be used to promote Data Management training events at your institution.

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What is the “Analyze” stage?

Create analyses and visualizations to identify patterns, test hypotheses, and illustrate finding. During this process record your methods, document data processing steps, and ensure your data are reproduceable. Learn about these best practices and more.

More information can be found in the Best Practices Primer.

Why data management?


As rapidly changing technology enables researchers to collect large, complex datasets with relative ease, the need to effectively manage these data increases in kind. This is the first lesson in a series of education modules intended to provide a broad ... (click for more)

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Data sharing


When first sharing research data, researchers often raise questions about the value, benefits, and mechanisms for sharing. Many stakeholders and interested parties, such as funding agencies, communities, other researchers, or members of the public may b... (click for more)

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Analysis and workflows


Understanding the types, processes, and frameworks of workflows and analyses is helpful for researchers seeking to understand more about research, how it was created, and what it may be used for. This lesson uses a subset of data analysis types to intro... (click for more)

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