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| ddae37b01edec73668ab75f7e9799f91b580a554 | for/exploratory-analysis.md | Your first step with any new data set should be to start exploring it. Datasette provides multiple tools for doing this. ## Start browsing the data Datasette's table interface lets you start scrolling through data straight away.  ## Facets Datasette automatically identifies columns with less than twenty unique values and gives you the option to facet by them - seeing the most common values, and selecting those to filter the set. This provides a powerful way to start spotting patterns in the data.  ## Visualization Plugins such as [datasette-vega](https://github.com/simonw/datasette-vega) and [datasette-cluster-map](https://github.com/simonw/datasette-cluster-map) provide tools for interactively visualizing data directly within the Datasette interface.  | <p>Your first step with any new data set should be to start exploring it. Datasette provides multiple tools for doing this.</p> <h2>Start browsing the data</h2> <p>Datasette's table interface lets you start scrolling through data straight away.</p> <p><img alt="Screenshot of the table interface" src="/static/datasette-screenshot.png" /></p> <h2>Facets</h2> <p>Datasette automatically identifies columns with less than twenty unique values and gives you the option to facet by them - seeing the most common values, and selecting those to filter the set. This provides a powerful way to start spotting patterns in the data.</p> <p><img alt="Screenshot of the facet interface" src="/static/screenshots/facets.png" /></p> <h2>Visualization</h2> <p>Plugins such as <a href="https://github.com/simonw/datasette-vega">datasette-vega</a> and <a href="https://github.com/simonw/datasette-cluster-map">datasette-cluster-map</a> provide tools for interactively visualizing data directly within the Datasette interface.</p> <p><img alt="Screenshot of datasette-cluster-map" src="/static/screenshots/datasette-cluster-map.png" /></p> | Datasette for exploratory analysis | Import data from CSVs, JSON, database connections and more. Datasette will automatically show you patterns in your data and help you share your findings with your colleagues. | 1 |