OpenRefine-ecology-lesson

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Can't right click on a Mac

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### What is the problem? The setup instructions for Safari (a browser used only on Macs) say to right click to `Download linked file` but I don't think you can...

maneesha

column renaming exercise before renaming is introduced

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### How could the content be improved? The data splitting exercise with the lat/lon coordinates asks to rename the columns but renaming is not introduced until later (renaming columns: https://datacarpentry.org/OpenRefine-ecology-lesson/instructor/04-transforming-data.html#renaming-columns)...

cengel

### What is the problem? What type of data OpenRefine assigns to the new colunms? should be What type of data does OpenRefine assign to the new columns? ### Location...

cengel

Project Portal Database is CC-0 not CC-BY

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### What is the problem? In the [setup](https://datacarpentry.org/OpenRefine-ecology-lesson/#data) we say the data is available as CC-BY but it seems to be CC-0 on the data website. ### Location of problem...

maneesha

What version of Openrefine should we use?

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### What is the problem? Here (https://datacarpentry.org/OpenRefine-ecology-lesson/#software) we say to use version 3.7.2 while here (https://datacarpentry.org/ecology-workshop/setup-python-workshop.html#openrefine) we say to use at least 3.4.1. ### Location of problem (optional) _No response_

maneesha

What browsers does Openrefine work on?

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### What is the problem? The list of browsers Openrefine works well on here (https://datacarpentry.org/OpenRefine-ecology-lesson/) is different than the list here (https://datacarpentry.org/ecology-workshop/setup-python-workshop.html#openrefine). ### Location of problem (optional) _No response_

maneesha

Use "check" or "tick" consistently

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### How could the content be improved? Throughout the lesson, we sometimes refer to _checking_ a box and sometimes to _ticking_ a box. We should be consistent in using one...

maneesha

Text and screenshot do not correspond

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### What is the problem? In the [Undoing/Redoing actions section](https://datacarpentry.org/OpenRefine-ecology-lesson/04-transforming-data.html#undoing-redoing-actions), the text refers to "Step 4" but the screenshot shows "Step 2" highlighted. ### Location of problem (optional) https://datacarpentry.org/OpenRefine-ecology-lesson/04-transforming-data.html#undoing-redoing-actions

maneesha

Fix 'Text filters' section

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The sentence introducing this section ended with the clause "and reinstate the text facet on the `scientificName` column", but the exercise that follows expects this facet to be closed. I...

marijane

Fix column renaming exercise

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The sentence "Edit the name of the `species` column to `species_abbreviation`. Then, rename `scientificName 2` to `species`." seems like it should be step five in the exercise instead of following...

marijane