Preface

Data is often dubbed the new gold, as it is of tremendous value for today's data-driven economy. However, we prefer to think of data as diamonds. At first they're raw, but through great skills, they can be polished to become the shiny assets that are so worthy to us. This is precisely what this book covers; how your dataset can be transformed in OpenRefine so you can optimize its quality for real-world (re)use.

As the vast amount of functionality of OpenRefine can be overwhelming to new users, we are convinced that a decent manual can make the difference. This book will guide you from your very first steps to really advanced operations that you probably didn't know were possible. We will spend time on all different aspects of OpenRefine, ...

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