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The term "slice & dice" became popular when multidimensional databases became a thing. These new ( | The term "slice & dice" became popular when multidimensional databases became a thing. These new (at the time) database systems allowed base data to be seen from various perspectives (dimensions) and summarized, or aggregated, in various ways at multiple levels, so the term "slice & dice" became handy in referring to what a database user does in order to make sense or use of a set of data that may initially seem impervious. | ||
But slicing & dicing is not limited to such database systems. A Memento user may collect data of various sorts, linked together in various ways, and it can be hard to see truly useful views of that data that are effective in making decisions. We call the attempt to do so '''''slicing & dicing''''', and Memento provides several good tools to enable it. | But as a metaphor for analysis of data, slicing & dicing is not limited to such database systems. A Memento user may collect data of various sorts, linked together in various ways, and it can be hard to see truly useful views of that data that are effective in making decisions. We call the attempt to do so '''''slicing & dicing''''', and Memento provides several good tools to enable it. | ||
The following sections provide an overview to the process of slicing & dicing. If you already know what you want to do and want to see specifically how to do it in Memento, see '''[[How:Slice & Dice Library Data]]'''. | The following sections provide an overview to the process of slicing & dicing. If you already know what you want to do and want to see specifically how to do it in Memento, see '''[[How:Slice & Dice Library Data]]'''. | ||
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; Sorting | ; Sorting | ||
: With sorting, you can determine the order of entries, and if grouped, the order of the groups and the order of entries within groups. | : With sorting, you can determine the order of entries, and if grouped, the order of the groups and the order of entries within groups. | ||
; Charting | |||
: Another tool Memento provides for data analysis is charting the data. Memento charting is very flexible, providing visual views of the data. | |||
; Putting it all together | ; Putting it all together | ||