This project originated from early attempts to improve data management processes at Nehemiah Apostolic Resource Centre in Abuja, Nigeria.
The complexity of the issues identified prompted the decision to develop R scripts thereby ensuring transparency and reproducibility, as well as quality control.
Apart from R itself, any other dependencies are automatically installed as required by the relevant scripts (internet connection required). NB: This project has only been tested for Windows
We can collect several Excel files and easily merge their data. For this to work optimally, ensure that all the files to be merged are in one single directory. To carry out the merge, run the following line of code: In Powershell
./harmonise.ps1 <path/to/dir>
Inside R
source('src/harmonise.R')When the operation is completed, all the data from the various spreadsheets will be saved to an SQLite located in the data directory.
There are many unwanted repetitions in the database. To fix this, we have written an R script consolidate.R, which is also found in the src directory. Data consolidation is carried out interactively within an R session like this
source('src/consolidate.R')The user will should study the output carefully and follow the prompts to rectify duplicated/erroneous entries.
In the interim, a data entry facility has been included with a view to markedly proper entries. To launch the electronic form, type
source('src/DataEntry.R')For more information on how to use this feature
help('DataEntry', 'DataEntry')- Web-based data entry formats
- Embedded analytics
- Dashboard (Shiny app)