Data Preparation Procedures

This page provides information on data preparation for using QuickStatement.

Procedures vary based on the year that a game occurred.

IMPORTANT: Before creating an Item page, be to to search to be sure it doesn't already exist!

PRELIMINARY STEPS

1. Make sure a season page exists for each team participating in the game: Indexing a Football Team Season
2. Creating an item page for a game: Indexing a Football Game

DATA PREPARATION PROCEDURES

1. Initial spreadsheet preparation procedures - downloading/acquiring and then preparing spreadsheets based on time period within which each game occurred
   1. Preparing Spreadsheets (2014 to Present): For games occurring from 2014 to present
   2. Preparing Spreadsheets (2001 to 2013): For games occurring from 2001 to 2013
   3. Preparing Spreadsheets (Transcribed Games): For for games occurring prior to 2001 (transcribed spreadsheets)
   4. Preparing Spreadsheets (Historical Games): For historical games drawn from newspaper accounts (for games lacking extant play-by-play data)
2. Drive Data Preparation and Upload Procedures (when available)
   1. Drive Creation Procedure
   2. Drive Data Procedure

Data prep required for creating and populate each drive's item page using QuickStatements... two steps process:

1. 1. Create spreadsheet that will derive Q numbers for each drive and incorporating "instance of" statements: Drive Creation Procedure
   2. Create spreadsheet to populate data about each drive's (now) existing item page: Drive Data Preparation
2. Play-by-play Data Preparation and Upload Procedures