Rarely do analysts begin working with a dataset without cleansing it first. Having clean data will allow for the highest quality of information for strategic decision-making. Data cleaning is also a vital part of the data analytics process. Data Cleaning in Excel: Techniques to Clean Messy Data, is for a beginner audience with basic computing skills, typing, and using Excel web. In this 90-minute Guided Project, you will explore the principles of tidy data, apply built-in Excel features to clean data, and use Excel functions to perform text manipulation. To achieve this, we will clean up untidy data set of student data containing names, registration numbers, addresses, marks for three courses, averages, total, and grades. This project is unique because you will learn by doing through step-by-step instruction using a real-world scenario to equip you with foundational data analysis skills that are useful for reporting data. In order to be successful in this project, prerequisites include basic computing skills, familiarity with Windows, files and folders, and basic typing.
Data Cleaning in Excel: Techniques to Clean Messy Data
Instructor: Dr. Chao Mbogho
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create a clean data set from an untidy set of student data, ready to be used for reporting .
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In a video that plays in a split-screen with your work area, your instructor will walk you through these steps:
Explore the concept of untidy data
Find, and remove blanks, duplicates, and outliers
Remove formatting, change text case, and trim using Excel built-in features
Demonstrate your understanding of removing and formatting untidy data
Split text to columns using Excel built-in features
Find and replace using Excel built in feature
Demonstrate understanding of manipulating text within untidy data
Demonstrate understanding of cleaning messy data using Excel Web
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Basic computing skills, familiarity with Windows, files and folder, basic typing, Microsoft 365 online account.
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Reviewed on Apr 4, 2024
The instructor was very thorough and explained things clearly.
Reviewed on Nov 7, 2024
this is wonderful guided projects for excel beginners and pre intermediate students. thanks Coursera and instructor.
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