...even for people who strictly use R etc and have fully computer generated data, this advice is useful: things like having a data diary defining variables, logs etc. All very good practices! I think it’s a worthy read.
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Oh yeah, thanks. My worry was that a student reading the original tweet would reasonably conclude they should do their analyses in a second spreadsheet, which is not ideal. Also,
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Yes! It’s all great advice! :)
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If you haven't seen this, it's painfully depressing: "One in five genetics papers contains errors thanks to Microsoft Excel"http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/08/one-five-genetics-papers-contains-errors-thanks-microsoft-excel …
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germane to my previous tweet and subsequent thread, thanks.
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So yeah, please, wean yourself off Excel!
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Maybe these economists would find a way to make a mistake no matter the software to support their preferred policy, but for good measure:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22223190 …
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Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ Retweeted Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ
I actually found that previous article rereading my Matlab ideas to see if I still agree with them and how they apply to this issue.https://twitter.com/o_guest/status/842794088315404288?s=19 …
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Thanks for sharing that! I'll reread it carefully later. Just as an aside the eevee they mention is a predator (underage stuff too) AFAIK which is upsetting.
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OK, reading it more carefully now and it's amazing. I actually do not know enough Matlab to destroy it at that level. Beautiful. 
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