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===Data processing===

[[File:Relationship of data, information and intelligence.png|thumb|350px|The phases of the [[intelligence cycle]] used to convert raw information into actionable intelligence or knowledge are conceptually similar to the phases in data analysis.]]

Data, when initially obtained, must be processed or organized for analysis.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Nelson|first=Stephen L.|title=Excel data analysis for dummies|date=2014|publisher=Wiley|isbn=978-1-118-89810-9|oclc=877772392}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|title=Figure 3—source data 1. Raw and processed values were obtained through qPCR.|date=30 August 2017|doi=10.7554/elife.28468.029 |doi-access=free }}</ref> For instance, these may involve placing data into rows and columns in a table format (''known as'' [[data model|structured data]]) for further analysis, often through the use of spreadsheet(excel) or statistical software.<ref name="Schutt & O'Neil"/>

===Data cleaning===