Okay, so I was messing around with some data today, looking at “canadiens capitals,” and I figured I’d jot down what I did. It wasn’t anything super fancy, but sometimes it’s the simple stuff that trips you up, right?
Getting Started
First, I needed to, you know, actually get the data. I was thinking about the Montreal Canadiens and the Washington Capitals, so, some NHL hockey stats were in order. I poked around a bit until I found something I could use.
Cleaning Up
Once I grabbed the raw data, it was a total mess. Extra spaces, random characters, you name it. I spent a good chunk of time just cleaning things up. It was like untangling a giant ball of yarn. Seriously, it was that frustrating.
- Removed extra whitespace.
- Got rid of weird, non-standard characters.
- Made sure everything was consistently formatted.
Playing with it
After the cleanup came the fun part.
I was checking these data.
I started thinking about how I could combine the two datasets. I mean, they’re both hockey teams, so there had to be some interesting comparisons to make, right? I played around with different ways to merge the information, keeping in mind what I originally wanted to look at.
I have compared these data,such as goals,wins,loses and so on.
Wrap Up
By the end of it, I had something that actually made *’s amazing how much difference a little cleaning and organizing can make. It’s not rocket science, but I feel pretty good about turning that mess of data into something usable.