"Data about the experiment is usually collected in spreadsheets, like Excel."
This should be moved below "Metadata standards" and be at the start of the actual region discussing the spreadsheets.
It also might be appropriate to introduce other spreadsheets to those who do not know other spreadsheet software exist. For example: "Data about the experiment is usually collected in spreadsheets, such as Microsoft Excel, Libre Office Calc, or Gnumeric."
"Data about the experiment is usually collected in spreadsheets, like Excel."
This should be moved below "Metadata standards" and be at the start of the actual region discussing the spreadsheets.
It also might be appropriate to introduce other spreadsheets to those who do not know other spreadsheet software exist. For example: "Data about the experiment is usually collected in spreadsheets, such as Microsoft Excel, Libre Office Calc, or Gnumeric."