Analysis Flashcards

1
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Organize and sort and adjust

A

The first two phases of data analysis, Organize data and Format and adjust data, are important for data analysts because they can use these phases to manipulate their data in ways that make important patterns and trends more obvious.

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2
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How do you sort in sql

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Where and order by. Defaults to ascending order. To arrange in descending order use DESC

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3
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Aggregate

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Collecting many parts into a whole

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4
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Data analytics puzzle analogy

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Shelf of puzzles that falls to the floor. Aggregate or sort into parts. And the putting of the puzzles together is the analysis.

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5
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Value function

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Changes from text to numeric values

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6
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Temporary table

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Create in sql to refer to and access info better. Use with, select into, create table

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7
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Start with “With”

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Parenthesis select statement creates temporary table

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8
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Select into

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Copies data from one table into a new table, but doesn’t add the new table into the database. Copy a table with a specific condition.

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9
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Create table

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Good option when several people need to access the same temp table. This statement adds the table into the database.

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10
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Modulo

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An operator (%) that returns the remainder when one number is divided by another

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