Category: The Outlier
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OpenRefine Part 3: Fixing inconsistencies with the cluster and edit tool
If you’re still on the fence about using OpenRefine or feel intimidated by its features, this tutorial will walk you through two of its most powerful tools: clustering and editing. These tools will help you clean and standardise your dataset, saving hours of work.
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HIV in South Africa: Deaths drop by 80% as treatment uptake grows
An estimated 7.8-million people are living with HIV in South Africa and three-quarters (5.9-million people) are on antiretroviral medicine.
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South Africa’s pay divide: Who earns what and why it matters
Stats SA’s latest report on monthly earnings reveals striking disparities in South Africa, from a persistent gender pay gap to regional and educational influences on income. Women earn 20% less than men, and median earnings barely cover basic living costs.
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SA murder count on track for a two-year low
So far this year to September, 19,279 murders were reported in South Africa. Unless December is particularly violent, we are on track to record the first decrease in murders since 2021.
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OpenRefine Part 2: Removing duplicates and using version history
OpenRefine is one of The Outlier’s favourite tools when working with large datasets. This powerful open-source program is ideal for cleaning messy data. In this post, we focus on two essential features: removing duplicates and using version history to keep track of your changes.
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OpenRefine Part 1: Installing and merging datasets
If you find yourself getting bogged down when you’re working with large datasets in Excel or Google Sheets, OpenRefine might be the solution you’ve been looking for.
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Shifting travel habits: Gauteng residents are spending more
People in Gauteng are spending much more on transport than they did in 2017, according to a province-wide survey by the Gauteng City-Region Observatory (GCRO).
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