Intermediate SQL Server

Overview

In this course, you will use T-SQL, the flavor of SQL used in Microsoft's SQL Server for data analysis.

A majority of data is stored in databases and knowing the necessary tools needed to analyze and clean data directly in databases is indispensable. This course focuses on T-SQL, the version of SQL used in Microsoft SQL Server, needed for data analysis. You will learn several concepts in this course such as dealing with missing data, working with dates, and calculating summary statistics using advanced queries. After completing this course, you will have the skills needed to analyze data and provide insights quickly and easily.

Syllabus

Summarizing Data

One of the first steps in data analysis is examining data through aggregations. This chapter explores how to create aggregations in SQL Server, a common first step in data exploration. You will also clean missing data and categorize data into bins with CASE statements.

Math Functions

This chapter explores essential math operations such as rounding numbers, calculating squares and square roots, and counting records. You will also work with dates in this chapter!

Processing Data in SQL Server

In this chapter, you will create variables and write while loops to process data. You will also write complex queries by using derived tables and common table expressions.

Window Functions

In the final chapter of this course, you will work with partitions of data and window functions to calculate several summary stats and see how easy it is to create running totals and compute the mode of numeric columns.