data wrangling

English

Noun

data wrangling (uncountable)

1. (data management, slang) The process of transforming and mapping data from one raw data form into another format with the intent of making it more appropriate for a variety of downstream purposes such as visualization and analytics.

   Synonym: data munging

   • 2016, Bradley C. Boehmke, Data Wrangling with R, Springer, →ISBN, page 3:

     Despite the challenges, data wrangling remains a fundamental building block that enables visualization and statistical modeling. Only through data wrangling can we make data useful.

Further reading

• data wrangling on Wikipedia.Wikipedia