Chapter 1. Show Me the Data

When you start Spotfire for the first time, your first task is to load some data. This data can come from a file, a database, or even the clipboard. This chapter will show you how to get started quickly with a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet and move on to work with other data sources.

Data is at the heart of all analysis, and it's important that you know, not only how to load data into Spotfire, but also how data works. If you handle a lot of data in spreadsheet form, you will no doubt understand its content and meaning very well. You might even have developed advanced and insightful representations of your data. However, there is so much more you can do with Spotfire to improve the handling of this subject matter.

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