[CODATA-international] Cost of Data Wrangling

[Chris Hunter]

Hi Ernie 
, 
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. 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/gilpress/2016/03/23/data-preparation-most-time-consuming-least-enjoyable-data-science-task-survey-says/ 

Regards 
Chris 


Chris Hunter 
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From: "Ernie Boyko" <boykern at yahoo.com> 
To: "CODATA International" <codata-international at lists.codata.org> 
Sent: Friday, 11 December, 2020 4:57:54 AM 
Subject: [CODATA-international] Cost of Data Wrangling 




Hi all 
A study conducted for the EU? is often quoted as being the source of a statement along the lines of 

§ 80% of effort in data intensive research is used on data wrangling; conservative estimate of 10.2 Bn Euro. 
Can anyone on this list point me to this study? 

Many thanks in advance. I am trying to make the case for the benefits of developing a career stream for data wranglers/data stewards. 







Cheers, Ernie 
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