<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000'>Hi Ernie<div>,<br>I dont know if this is the source of what you are referring to, but it does give some evidence for the 80% of work being Data preparation, although does appear to be based on a survey of just 80 data scientists so a pretty small 'n', and its over 4 years old. <br><br>https://www.forbes.com/sites/gilpress/2016/03/23/data-preparation-most-time-consuming-least-enjoyable-data-science-task-survey-says/<br><br>Regards<br>Chris<br><br><div><span name="x"></span><font color="#009900" face="georgia, serif" size="5"><i><b>Chris Hunter</b></i></font><div style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Lead BioCurator, GigaDB</div><div style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">GigaScience, BGI-HK</div><div style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Tel: (44)07429063514</div><div style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">ORCID: 0000-0002-1335-0881</div><div style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Web: www.gigadb.org</div><span name="x"></span><br></div><br><hr id="zwchr"><br><br>From: "Ernie Boyko" <boykern@yahoo.com> <br>To: "CODATA International" <codata-international@lists.codata.org> <br>Sent: Friday, 11 December, 2020 4:57:54 AM <br>Subject: [CODATA-international] Cost of Data Wrangling <br><br><br><br><br>Hi all <br>A study conducted for the EU? is often quoted as being the source of a statement along the lines of <br><br>§ 80% of effort in data intensive research is used on data wrangling; conservative estimate of 10.2 Bn Euro. <br>Can anyone on this list point me to this study? <br><br>Many thanks in advance. I am trying to make the case for the benefits of developing a career stream for data wranglers/data stewards. <br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>Cheers, Ernie <br>+1-613-290-2804 <br><br><br>“Data is the new oil.” — Clive Humby <br>“Data really powers everything that we do.” – Jeff Weiner <br><br><br><br><br>_______________________________________________ <br>CODATA-international mailing list <br>CODATA-international@lists.codata.org <br>http://lists.codata.org/mailman/listinfo/codata-international_lists.codata.org <br><br>The CODATA International list is for announcement of of activities, events and outputs by CODATA and by other organisations and initiatives. It is also for discussion of all issues related to data. It is an open subscription list with only lightweight moderation to remove spam. Messages posted on the list by third parties do not necessarily imply endorsement by CODATA. </div></div></body></html>