Course Outline

Introduction

  • Understanding the importance of data preparation in analytics and machine learning
  • Data preparation pipeline and its role in the data lifecycle
  • Exploring common challenges in raw data and the impact on analysis

Data Collection and Acquisition

  • Sources of data: databases, APIs, spreadsheets, text files, and more
  • Techniques for collecting data and ensuring data quality during collection
  • Collecting data from various sources

Data Cleaning Techniques

  • Identifying and handling missing values, outliers, and inconsistencies
  • Dealing with duplicates and errors in the dataset
  • Cleaning real-world datasets

Data Transformation and Standardization

  • Data normalization and standardization techniques
  • Categorical data handling: encoding, binning, and feature engineering
  • Transforming raw data into usable formats

Data Integration and Aggregation

  • Merging and combining datasets from different sources
  • Resolving data conflicts and aligning data types
  • Techniques for data aggregation and consolidation

Data Quality Assurance

  • Methods for ensuring data quality and integrity throughout the process
  • Implementing quality checks and validation procedures
  • Case studies and practical applications of data quality assurance

Dimensionality Reduction and Feature Selection

  • Understanding the need for dimensionality reduction
  • Techniques like PCA, feature selection, and reduction strategies
  • Implementing dimensionality reduction techniques

Summary and Next Steps

Requirements

  • Basic understanding of data concepts

Audience

  • Data analysts
  • Database administrators
  • IT professionals
 14 Hours

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