<div dir="ltr"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;font-weight:700">Date:</span> 05th August 2021<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;font-weight:700">Time:</span>  10 am (UTC)<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;font-weight:700">Duration: </span>40 min session and 20 min Question Answers (Total 1 hour)</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;font-weight:700">Registration link:</span> <a href="https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2137644534742391819" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;color:rgb(46,163,242);text-decoration-line:none">https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2137644534742391819</a></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;font-weight:700"><img class="gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-6353 gmail-alignright" src="https://codata.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/data-cleaning-webinar.png" alt="" width="344" height="238" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; background: transparent; max-width: 100%; height: auto; float: right; display: inline;"></span>Data cleaning might seem dull and uninteresting, but it’s one of the most important tasks you would have to do as a data science professional. Correcting or removing “dirty data” improves the reliability and value of response data for better decision-making. Data cleaning involves the detection and removal (or correction) of errors and inconsistencies in a data set due to the corruption/irrelevance or inaccurate entry of the data.  Incomplete, inaccurate or irrelevant data is identified and then either replaced, modified or deleted.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif">Incorrect or inconsistent data can create a number of problems which lead to the drawing of false conclusions.  Therefore, data cleaning can be an important element in some data analysis situations.  Having wrong or bad quality data can be detrimental to your processes and analysis. Poor data can cause a stellar algorithm to fail. However, data cleaning is not without risks and problems including the loss of important information or valid data.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif">Data cleansing is also important because it improves your data quality and in doing so, increases overall productivity. When you clean your data, all outdated or incorrect information is gone – leaving you with the highest quality information. This ensures you do not have to wade through countless outdated documents and allows you to make the most of your project hours</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif"><img class="gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-6352 gmail-alignright" src="https://codata.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Simisani-Ndaba.png" alt="" width="197" height="235" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; background: transparent; max-width: 100%; height: auto; float: right; display: inline;"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;font-weight:700">Name of the Speaker:</span> Simisani Ndaba<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;font-weight:700">Designation:</span> Teaching Assistant<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;font-weight:700">Affiliation:</span> University of Botswana</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif">Simisani has a history of working in the higher education industry having been working at the Department of Computer Science at the University of Botswana as a Teaching Assistant since 2016. She graduated with her Masters of Science in Computer Information Systems where her research work was based on Information Retrieval in Authorship Identification using authors’ writing styles using PAN at CLEF. PAN is a series of scientific events and shared tasks on digital text forensics and stylometry. Prior to that, she worked as a Business Analyst at the Gauteng Department of Education working on data management and business intelligence in South Africa. She also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Information Systems and is due to complete a Post Graduate Diploma in Education, a teacher/trainer qualification in October 2021. She is part of the Ladies in R Botswana based in the University of Botswana and is an assistant in Health Informatics Africa.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif"><br></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif">Thanks,</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif">Asha</p><div><br></div>--<span style="color:black;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Webinar on SARS-CoV-2 genomics and data analysis in the UK, 22 July:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> <a href="https://codata.org/register-now-webinar-on-sars-cov-2-genomics-and-data-analysis-in-the-uk/" target="_blank">information and registration</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Applications Open: CODATA-RDA Research Data Science Summer School 2021, 6 Sept-5 Nov 2021:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> <a href="https://codata.org/applications-open-codata-rda-research-data-science-summer-school-2021-6-september-5-november-2021-deadline-27-july-2021/" target="_blank">deadline 27 July</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Global Open Science Cloud Initiative:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> <a href="https://codata.org/initiatives/strategic-programme/global-open-science-cloud/gosc-introduction-event/" target="_blank">introduction event</a> and <a href="https://codata.org/initiatives/strategic-programme/global-open-science-cloud/sign-up-for-gosc-groups-and-studies/" target="_blank">sign up for WGs and Case studies</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">1st International Forum on Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals: </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://codata.org/1st-international-forum-on-big-data-for-sustainable-development-goals-6-8-september-2021/" target="_blank">6-8 September 2021</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">CODATA Connect-Data Science Journal Early Career Essay Competition:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> <a href="https://codata.org/an-invitation-to-take-part-in-the-codata-connect-data-science-journal-early-career-essay-competition/" target="_blank">deadline 31 August</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Call for Proposals to Host International Data Week 2025: </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://codata.org/call-for-applications-to-host-international-data-week-2025/" target="_blank">deadline 30 September 2020</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://codata.org/may-2021-publications-in-the-data-science-journal/" target="_blank"><b>May 2021 publications</b></a> in the <a href="https://datascience.codata.org/" target="_blank">CODATA Data Science Journal</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-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