501 Dis 9 Assignment: Different Aspects Of Data Management

Data Management
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August 23, 2017
Data Management
Reflect on your experience with different aspects of data management—for example, identifying the target population and relevant measures, access to data sources, strategies for data collection, coordination of data entry, and data analysis to final deliverable to stakeholders. Discuss those areas in which you feel skilled versus those areas that will require more skill development. List at least three activities in which you might engage in your current practice setting that would increase your competencies in the area of data management.
Perhaps one of the most indispensable skill that I know of is data management. This is because in our everyday lives, lots of information comes bombarding us in such a way that knowing which is statistically important versus what are simply considered noise is not an easy task CITATION Wha00 \l 1033 (Wharton.edu, 2000). Another difficulty of data management for individuals is that the process consists of several other processes which requires different skill sets. Some of these processes are: (1) assembling relevant tools for management, (2) planning phase, (3) collection and verification of data, (4) description and data documentation, and (6) preservation of data CITATION Unind \l 1033 (University of Alabama, n.d.). While some others include data analysis in the final steps of the data management process, these steps, nevertheless, form the core. In line with...