FREE Workshop | Clean and Prepare Your Data | Sydney
About this workshop
Pop quiz: How useful is dirty data?
If you answered, “Not at all,” you got it right. Now that you’ve got the data basics down, it’s time to clean your data and prepare it for analysis.
This free, 2-hour workshop will teach you best practices for handling null values and cleaning your data, then we’ll dive into basic formulas and functions like Trim, Text, AVERAGE, and COUNT to take your data cleaning skills up a notch.
Make sure to join us for next week where we’ll cover Excel Analytics Basics. You’ll take your freshly cleaned dataset and start to analyze it using popular methods like Pivot Tables and VLOOKUP to find answers to your hypothesis. We’ll see you there.
Takeaways
You’ll leave this workshop knowing:
- Common data cleaning actions like reformatting dates, removing duplicates, and combining data sources
- How to use basic Excel functions and formulas like Trim, Text, AVERAGE, COUNT, and more to get your data ready for analysis
Prereqs & Preparation
- This is an entry level workshop, so no prior knowledge is necessary.
- You’ll need an Excel account if you are planning to follow-along live. If you don’t have one already, you can sign-up for a Free 1-Month Trial of Microsoft 365
- If anything prevents you from following-along live, the recording will be shared after the series so you can review the content anytime.
- Your mic and camera will be off for the duration of the workshop.
- Interact with your instructor and fellow classmates through the Chat and Q&A.
