Practice - Data Cleaning and Preparation
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Practice Questions
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What is data cleaning?
💡 Hint: It involves making sure the data is accurate.
Why are missing values a problem in data analysis?
💡 Hint: Think about what happens if we base decisions on incomplete information.
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Interactive Quizzes
Quick quizzes to reinforce your learning
What is data cleaning?
💡 Hint: Think about all the things you would do to ensure data’s reliability.
True or False: Normalization ensures all entries in a dataset are in the same format.
💡 Hint: Consider how this would affect comparing different data points.
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Challenge Problems
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Given a dataset with mixed formats for dates (e.g., MM/DD/YYYY and DD/MM/YYYY), what steps would you take to ensure all date entries are uniform?
💡 Hint: Think about how you would set a standard for all data points.
A dataset with 20% missing values across key fields is provided. Discuss the pros and cons of imputation vs. deletion for handling these values.
💡 Hint: Consider what you gain and lose with each approach.
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