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Suppose that you are given a data set in Excel, but because of the source, you suspect that it has some bad data. What tools would you typically use, and how would you use them, to find the bad data?

Suppose that you are given a data set in Excel, but because of the source, you suspect that it has some bad data. What tools would you typically use, and how would you use them, to find the bad data? Even if you find the bad data, why might you not be able to change the values appropriately?

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