{"product_id":"9781483365657","title":"Creating and Verifying Data Sets with Excel","description":"\u003cp\u003eAccurate data entry and analysis can be deceptively labor-intensive and time-consuming. \u003cb\u003eCreating and Verifying Data Sets with Excel\u003c\/b\u003e is a focused, easy-to-read guide that gives readers the wherewithal to make use of a remarkable set of data tools tucked within Excel—tools most researchers are entirely unaware of. Robert E. McGrath’s book is the first to focus exclusively on Excel as a data entry system. It incorporates a number of learning tools such as screenshots, text boxes that summarize key points, examples from across the social sciences, tips for creating professional-looking tables, and questions at the end of each chapter. Providing practical strategies to improve and ease the processes of data entry, creation and analysis, this step-by-step guide is a brief, but invaluable resource for both students and researchers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"I have been messing around with data for over 40 years, and I still learned useful techniques and tricks from this book. It will be invaluable for everyone doing data analysis, from novices to experts. I highly recommend it.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e—David L. Streiner\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMcMaster University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Excel has become a standard tool in the modern workplace. This well-written and accessible book covers foundational Excel data skills that are rarely taught directly in quantitative methods classes, but are essential for anyone who aspires to succeed in a data-driven environment.”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Kurt Taylor Gaubatz\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOld Dominion University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SAGE Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47163149779184,"sku":"9781483365657","price":24.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781483365657_p0.jpg?v=1763627656","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781483365657","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}