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Read the documentation. Know how many records you should have. Check counts and totals against reports. Are all possibilities included? All states, all counties, correct ranges? Check for missing data ...

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With a new data journalism chapter in the 2017 AP Stylebook, journalists across all beats are able to obtain guidance on acquiring, evaluating, reproducing and reporting on data. Interactive Newsroom ...

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