Creating an Analytical Dataset

Overview

The Creating an Analytical Dataset course provides students with foundational knowledge to input, clean, blend, and format data in preparation for analysis. You will learn:

The common sources and types of data

To identify and correct common issues with data

To format data in useful ways for analysis

To blend data from multiple sources together

Throughout this course you’ll also learn the techniques to apply your knowledge in a data analytics program called Alteryx. At the end of the course, you’ll complete a project based on the principles in the course..

This course is part of the Business Analyst Nanodegree.

Syllabus

Understanding Data

Learn to identify structured, unstructured, and semistructured data.,Get an introduction to the most common data types.,Learn about the most common sources of data.