Clean Demographic Survey CSV Data

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Budget / Salary₹12,500–37,500
TypeFreelance project
LocationRemote
Posted2 hours ago
I have a single CSV exported from a survey platform that captures only demographic information—age brackets, gender codes, location IDs and similar numeric fields. Right now column order is inconsistent, a few headers are missing, line breaks sometimes split records, and the file triggers import warnings in Excel.

What I need is simple but precise:

• Inspect every row, repair or remove malformed entries, and guarantee each record has the full set of demographic fields.
• Add clear, human-readable column headers (I’ll supply the exact wording once we start).
• Normalise delimiters, keep leading zeros intact, and ensure all numeric columns remain numbers when the file is opened in Excel.
• Return the finished dataset as a clean CSV that opens instantly in Excel without any additional import steps.

Acceptance criteria
• Consistent column count across all rows
• No stray commas, quotes or line breaks that cause Excel import prompts
• Correct data types preserved (e.g., no dates forced into text unless specified)
• File size and record count match the original after cleaning, minus any rows we mutually agree to drop as corrupt

Please feel free to suggest quick validation scripts or formula checks you typically use—anything that speeds up turn-around while keeping accuracy high.
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