{"id":4746,"date":"2026-08-14T09:08:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T07:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ellistat.com\/?post_type=guide-dutilisateur&#038;p=4746"},"modified":"2026-08-14T10:02:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T08:02:54","slug":"type-the-data","status":"publish","type":"guide-dutilisateur","link":"https:\/\/ellistat.com\/en\/guide-dutilisateur\/typer-les-donnees\/","title":{"rendered":"Data Typing"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"644\" height=\"204\" src=\"https:\/\/ellistat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/typer-les-donnees.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ellistat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/typer-les-donnees.png 644w, https:\/\/ellistat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/typer-les-donnees-300x95.png 300w, https:\/\/ellistat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/typer-les-donnees-18x6.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each column has a data type\u2014it can be a numeric, text, or date column\u2014which can be changed by clicking on the icon. A column containing numbers may actually be a string column if, for example, it contains a product reference expressed as a number, such as 833256. It\u2019s important to correctly classify the data because this determines the choice of appropriate charts and hypothesis tests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Formatting data across multiple columns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"644\" height=\"212\" src=\"https:\/\/ellistat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/typer-les-donnees-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ellistat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/typer-les-donnees-2.png 644w, https:\/\/ellistat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/typer-les-donnees-2-300x99.png 300w, https:\/\/ellistat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/typer-les-donnees-2-18x6.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sometimes, particularly when working with experimental designs or control charts, it\u2019s easier to display the results in multiple columns. It\u2019s very easy\u2014you just need to specify the number of columns to use for the selected variable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Conditional data formatting is automatic, which is a major advantage\u2014and indeed essential\u2014for detecting potential outliers or inconsistencies in the data.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"menu_order":90,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"menu-guide-dutilisateur":[19],"class_list":["post-4746","guide-dutilisateur","type-guide-dutilisateur","status-publish","hentry","menu-guide-dutilisateur-1-general"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Typer les donn\u00e9es - Ellistat<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Chaque colonne est typ\u00e9e ce peut \u00eatre une colonne num\u00e9rique texte ou date qui peut \u00eatre modifi\u00e9 en cliquant sur le badge pour faciliter vos analyses.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ellistat.com\/en\/users-guide\/type-the-data\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Typer les donn\u00e9es - 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