If analyzing data is half the battle, and getting it is the other half, then managing it once you have it is the third half. These two episodes look at a few rules for doing that, and at one tool that can be used to help.
- Store data in a hierarchy of folders and files with regular names that can easily be pattern-matched.
- Use README files to store metadata.
- Have the computer track the programs used to process data.
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