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.
Skills you'll gain: Data Cleansing, Sampling (Statistics), Data Integrity, Data Quality, Data Processing, Data Analysis, Data Transformation, Data Validation, Data Manipulation, Analytics, Sample Size Determination, SQL, Spreadsheet Software
★ 4.8 (19K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Microsoft Copilot, Data Cleansing, Microsoft Excel, Data Manipulation, Data Quality, Prompt Engineering Tools, Data Analysis, Data Wrangling, Analysis, Data Transformation, Data Validation, Data Preprocessing, Data Processing, Data Integrity
★ 4.4 (76) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Data Analysis, Statistical Reporting, Data Cleansing, Data Wrangling, Microsoft Excel, Data Analysis Software, Data Manipulation, Data Preprocessing, Data Quality, Excel Formulas
★ 4.4 (64) · Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Data Preprocessing, Pandas (Python Package), Data Wrangling, Data Processing, Feature Engineering, Data Cleansing, Data Manipulation, Data Transformation, Data Analysis, Data Integration, Data Quality, Dimensionality Reduction, Applied Machine Learning
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Data Quality, Responsible AI, Data Cleansing, Generative AI, Data Preprocessing, Data Validation, Automation, Tensorflow, OpenAI, Alteryx
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Data Manipulation, Data Cleansing, Data Wrangling, Data Processing, Data Integration, Data Preprocessing, Data Transformation, Data Import/Export, Data Collection, Data Management, Web Scraping, Data Access, R Programming, R (Software), MySQL, File Management, SQL, Application Programming Interface (API)
★ 4.5 (8.1K) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Statistical Methods, Sample Size Determination, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Data Preprocessing, Record Keeping
★ 4.9 (10) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Data Cleansing, Microsoft Excel, Data Quality, Data Validation, Spreadsheet Software, Computer Literacy, Data Entry, Data Preprocessing, Data Maintenance, Unstructured Data, Analysis, Data Integrity, Verification And Validation, Data Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of California, Davis
Skills you'll gain: Data Governance, Data Quality, Data Maintenance, Data Validation, Data Management, Clinical Data Management, Health Information Management, Data Integrity, Quality Assurance, Metadata Management, Technical Communication, Continuous Monitoring, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), Change Control
★ 4.7 (167) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Sage Publications
Skills you'll gain: Data Sharing, Data Quality, Data Management, Data Cleansing, Data Maintenance, Data Entry, Data Collection, Data Storage Technologies, Data Governance, Data Storage, Metadata Management, Data Ethics, Data Integrity, Data Manipulation, Data Validation, Data Wrangling, Data Literacy, Data Analysis, Document Management, Data Loss Prevention
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Excel, Excel Formulas, Data Quality, Data Cleansing, Spreadsheet Software, Data Wrangling, Business Logic, Data Transformation, Business Analysis, Business Reporting, Business Metrics, Data Manipulation, Data Preprocessing, Timelines, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Computational Logic, Performance Metric
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Data Governance, Data Management, Data Ethics, Data Quality, Data Strategy, Information Management, Personally Identifiable Information, Data Literacy, Governance, Data Security, Data Maintenance, Information Privacy, Security Controls, Data Integrity, Records Management, Security Management, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Program Implementation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months
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