Process Data from Dirty to Clean

Overview

This is the fourth course in the Google Data Analytics Certificate. In this course, you’ll continue to build your understanding of data analytics and the concepts and tools that data analysts use in their work. You’ll learn how to check and clean your data using spreadsheets and SQL, as well as how to verify and report your data cleaning results. Current Google data analysts will continue to instruct and provide you with hands-on ways to accomplish common data analyst tasks with the best tools and resources. Learners who complete this certificate program will be equipped to apply for introductory-level jobs as data analysts. No previous experience is necessary. By the end of this course, learners will: - Check for data integrity. - Apply data cleaning techniques using spreadsheets. - Develop basic SQL queries for use on databases. - Use basic SQL functions to clean and transform data. - Verify the results of cleaning data. - Write an effective data cleaning report

Syllabus

The importance of integrity

Data integrity is critical to successful analysis. In this part of the course, you’ll explore methods and steps that analysts take to check their data for integrity. This includes knowing what to do when you don’t have enough data. You’ll also learn about random samples and understand how to avoid sampling bias. All of these methods will also help you ensure your analysis is successful.

Clean data for more accurate insights

Every data analyst wants to analyze clean data. In this part of the course, you’ll learn the difference between clean and dirty data. Then, you’ll practice cleaning data in spreadsheets and other tools.

Data cleaning with SQL

Knowing a variety of ways to clean data can make a data analyst’s job much easier. In this part of the course, you’ll use SQL to clean data from databases. In particular, you’ll explore how SQL queries and functions can be used to clean and transform your data before an analysis.

Verify and report on cleaning results

When you clean data, you make changes to the original dataset. It’s important to verify the changes you make are accurate and to let your teammates know about the changes. In this part of the course, you’ll learn to verify that data is clean and report your data cleaning results. With verified clean data, you’re ready to begin analyzing!

Optional: Add data to your resume

Creating an effective resume will help you in your data analytics career. In this part of the course, you’ll learn all about the job application process. Your focus will be on building a resume that highlights your strengths and relevant experience.