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Data Cleaning Courses

Data cleaning courses can help you learn techniques for identifying and correcting errors in datasets, handling missing values, and standardizing data formats. You can build skills in data validation, outlier detection, and transforming raw data into a usable format. Many courses introduce tools like Python libraries such as Pandas and NumPy, as well as software like OpenRefine, that support executing data cleaning tasks efficiently and ensuring data quality for analysis.

Popular Data Cleaning Courses and Certifications


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    Coursera

    Tidy Messy Data using tidyr in R

    Skills you'll gain: Ggplot2, Plot (Graphics), Data Cleansing, Tidyverse (R Package), Data Wrangling, Data Transformation, Data Visualization, R Programming, Data Manipulation, Statistical Visualization, R (Software), Data Analysis, Data Management, Pivot Tables And Charts

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    10 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    C

    Coursera

    Automate Data Onboarding, Validate, and Govern

    Skills you'll gain: Data Governance, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Data Management, Metadata Management, Compliance Management, Data Integration, Cost Reduction, Data Maintenance, Data Processing, Information Privacy, Data Storage, Data Quality, Extract, Transform, Load, Scalability, Data Validation, Expense Management, Automation

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: New
    New
    P

    Packt

    The Complete Guide to Data Preparation for Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: Data Cleansing, Data Wrangling, Surveys, Survey Creation, Data Transformation, Data Collection, Data Quality, Data Preprocessing, Data Integrity, ChatGPT, Cloud Technologies, Statistical Analysis, Real Time Data

    Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    D

    DeepLearning.AI

    Data I/O and Preprocessing with Python and SQL

    Skills you'll gain: Web Scraping, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Manipulation, Data Wrangling, Data Preprocessing, Data Validation, Data Processing, Data Ethics, Data Import/Export, Data Cleansing, SQL, Data Transformation, JSON, Query Languages, Pandas (Python Package), Data Collection, Generative AI, Relational Databases, Unstructured Data, Application Programming Interface (API)

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    23 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    Coursera

    Data Preparation with Alteryx: Automating Analytics

    Skills you'll gain: Data Cleansing, Data Transformation, Alteryx, Data Manipulation, Data Import/Export, Data Wrangling, Data Processing, Data Preprocessing, Workflow Management, Email Automation, Data Literacy, Scheduling, Automation, Exploratory Data Analysis

    4.1
    Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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    7 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • C

    Coursera

    Clean Data in SQL using MySQL Workbench

    Skills you'll gain: MySQL, MySQL Workbench, SQL, Data Cleansing, Query Languages, Data Manipulation, Database Management, Databases, Data Quality, Relational Databases, Data Entry

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    30 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • H

    H2O.ai

    DataPrep for H2O Driverless AI

    Skills you'll gain: Supervised Learning, Machine Learning Methods, Data Preprocessing, Machine Learning, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Applied Machine Learning, Data Quality, Data Wrangling, Data Analysis, Model Training, Data Manipulation, Classification Algorithms, Regression Analysis

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    U

    UiPath

    Data Manipulation in RPA

    Skills you'll gain: Data Manipulation, Robotic Process Automation, Automation, Data Management

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    77 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • C

    Coursera

    Performing Data Definition and Manipulation in SQL

    Skills you'll gain: SQL, Database Development, Database Management, Relational Databases, Data Manipulation, Databases, Data Import/Export, PostgreSQL, Database Management Systems, Data Integrity

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    113 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • C

    Coursera

    Data Validation with Alteryx: Testing and Optimization Tools

    Skills you'll gain: Data Validation, Data Collection, Alteryx, Data Quality, Microsoft Excel, Data Integrity, Data Import/Export, Test Tools, Data Loss Prevention

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    J

    Johns Hopkins University

    Importing Data in the Tidyverse

    Skills you'll gain: Data Import/Export, Web Scraping, Tidyverse (R Package), Data Wrangling, Data Integration, Data Manipulation, JSON, Data Transformation, Relational Databases, R (Software), Google Sheets, Unstructured Data, R Programming, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Spreadsheet Software, Databases, SQL, Data Structures, File I/O, Application Programming Interface (API)

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    51 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • G

    Google Cloud

    Creating a Data Transformation Pipeline with Cloud Dataprep

    Skills you'll gain: Data Manipulation, Data Processing, Data Wrangling, Data Pipelines, Data Transformation, Data Quality, Data Cleansing, Data Preprocessing, Data Import/Export, Extract, Transform, Load, Exploratory Data Analysis, Cloud-Based Integration, Google Analytics

    Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular data cleaning courses

  • Tidy Messy Data using tidyr in R: Coursera
  • Automate Data Onboarding, Validate, and Govern: Coursera
  • The Complete Guide to Data Preparation for Analysis: Packt
  • Data I/O and Preprocessing with Python and SQL: DeepLearning.AI
  • Data Preparation with Alteryx: Automating Analytics: Coursera
  • Clean Data in SQL using MySQL Workbench: Coursera
  • DataPrep for H2O Driverless AI: H2O.ai
  • Data Manipulation in RPA: UiPath
  • Performing Data Definition and Manipulation in SQL: Coursera
  • Data Validation with Alteryx: Testing and Optimization Tools: Coursera

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