There are bugs in our spreadsheet! Designing a database for scientific data

Churcher Clare; McNaughton Peter

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There are bugs in our spreadsheet! Designing a database for scientific data

Type: Monograph

Permalink: https://hdl.handle.net/10182/927

Originally published: 1998-03 as Applied Computing Research Report by Lincoln University. Centre for Computing and Biometrics and available at http://hdl.handle.net/10182/927

Keywords: database design; spreadsheets; data management; Selwyn District; monitoring

Fields of Research: 0803 Computer Software; 0806 Information Systems

Abstract:

When designing a database it is necessary to have an intimate understanding of the data in order to provide accurate and versatile information over the long term. A case study is used to demonstrate the design process in setting up a database for a large and long-term scientific project.

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