Tabula

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Tabula 0.9.3 (2014/01/18)

Developed by: Tabula Community
License: MIT license
Web page : Tool homepage
Tool type : Application software

The last edition of this page was on: 2014/03/21

The Completion level of this page is : Medium

The last edition of this page was on: 2014/03/21 The Completion level of this page is : Medium

SHORT DESCRIPTION

Tabula is a free, open source tool that allows you to easily take data out of PDF files and into Excel, database programs, and web applications. Tabula allows users to upload their documents, indicate the position of the tables they want and extract the data right into Comma Separated Variable (CSV) or Tab Separated Variable (TSV) file, or just copy the text as CSV to a clipboard. Tabula can repeat operation on several pages or documents.

TOOL CHARACTERISTICS

Usability

Authors of this page consider that this tool is easy to use.

Tool orientation

This tool is designed for general purpose analysis.

Data mining type

This tool is made for Text mining.

Manipulation type

This tool is designed for Data extraction.

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IMPORT FORMAT :  PDF

EXPORT FORMAT :  CSV, TSV

Tool objective(s) in the field of Learning Sciences

☑ Analysis & Visualisation of data
☑ Predicting student performance
☑ Student modelling
☑ Social Network Analysis (SNA)
☑ Constructing courseware

☑ Providing feedback for supporting instructors:
☑ Recommendations for students
☑ Grouping students:
☑ Developing concept maps:
☑ Planning/scheduling/monitoring
☑ Experimentation/observation

Tool can perform:

* Data extraction of type:

* Transformation of type:

* Data analysis of type:

* Data visualisation of type: (These visualisations can be interactive and updated in "real time")

ABOUT USERS

Tool is suitable for:

Students/Learners/Consumers

Teachers/Tutors/Managers

Researchers

Developers/Designers

Organisations/Institutions/Firms

Others

Required skills:

STATISTICS:

PROGRAMMING:

SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION:

DATA MINING MODELS:

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Tool version : Tabula 0.9.3 2014/01/18
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Developed by : Tabula Community
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Tool Web page : http://tabula.nerdpower.org/
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Tool type : Application software
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License:MIT license

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## Contents

* 1 SHORT DESCRIPTION
* 2 TOOL CHARACTERISTICS
* 3 ABOUT USER
* 4 OTHER TOOL INFORMATION

## SHORT DESCRIPTION[edit source]

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Tabula is a free, open source tool that allows you to easily take data out of PDF files and into Excel, database programs, and web applications. Tabula allows users to upload their documents, indicate the position of the tables they want and extract the data right into Comma Separated Variable (CSV) or Tab Separated Variable (TSV) file, or just copy the text as CSV to a clipboard. Tabula can repeat operation on several pages or documents.

## TOOL CHARACTERISTICS[edit source]

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Tool orientation | Data mining type | Usability

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This tool is designed for general purpose analysis. | This tool is designed for Text mining. | Authors of this page consider that this tool is easy to use.
Data import format | Data export format

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PDF. | CSV, TSV.

Tool objective(s) in the field of Learning Sciences

☑ Analysis & Visualisation of data
☑ Predicting student performance
☑ Student modelling
☑ Social Network Analysis (SNA)
☑ Constructing courseware

☑ Providing feedback for supporting instructors:
☑ Recommendations for students
☑ Grouping students:
☑ Developing concept maps:
☑ Planning/scheduling/monitoring
☑ Experimentation/observation

Can perform data extraction of type:

Can perform data transformation of type:

Can perform data analysis of type:

Can perform data visualisation of type:
(These visualisations can be interactive and updated in "real time")

## ABOUT USER[edit source]

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Tool is suitable for:

Students/Learners/Consumers:☑ | Teachers/Tutors/Managers:☑ | Researchers:☑ | Organisations/Institutions/Firms:☑ | Others:☑
Required skills:

Statistics:  | Programming:  | System administration:  | Data mining models:

## OTHER TOOL INFORMATION[edit source]

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Tabula
MIT license
Free&Open source
Tabula Community
2014/01/18
0.9.3
http://tabula.nerdpower.org/
Tabula is a free, open source tool that allows you to easily take data out of PDF files and into Excel, database programs, and web applications. Tabula allows users to upload their documents, indicate the position of the tables they want and extract the data right into Comma Separated Variable (CSV) or Tab Separated Variable (TSV) file, or just copy the text as CSV to a clipboard. Tabula can repeat operation on several pages or documents.
General analysis
Students/Learners/Consumers, Teachers/Tutors/Managers, Developers/Designers, Researchers
Application software
Text mining
Data extraction
PDF
CSV, TSV
TSV
easy to use
Medium