regnearkdata
Regnearkdata refers to data organized in tabular form within spreadsheet files, commonly produced by software such as Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, or LibreOffice Calc. In Norwegian usage, regneark means spreadsheet, and regnearkdata describes data stored in such files. It typically consists of rows representing records and columns representing fields, with the first row often used for headers. A single file may contain multiple worksheets or tabs, each with its own table.
Spreadsheet data can be stored in native formats (XLSX, ODS) or in interchange formats such as CSV
Contents vary from financial ledgers and survey responses to scientific measurements and inventories. Spreadsheet data are
Common issues include inconsistent schemas across files, missing or erroneous values, duplicate records, and manual entry
Data from spreadsheets are often cleaned and analyzed by scripting languages and statistical tools after conversion
See also: Spreadsheet, CSV (comma-separated values), Excel, Google Sheets.