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SQL Functions for

Data Cleaning
Clean and Optimize Your Data Using SQL
Why Data Cleaning is
Important?
 •Ensures accuracy and consistency in
your data.

 • Prepares data for analysis and


reporting.

 • Eliminates errors, duplicates, and


inconsistencies.
Data Issues that Need
Cleaning
 • Duplicates

 • Inconsistent Formats

 • Null Values

 • Incorrect Data Types

 • Outliers

 • Extra Whitespaces
Overview of Useful SQL
Functions
 • TRIM: Removes leading and trailing spaces.

 • REPLACE: Substitutes part of a string.

 • COALESCE: Replaces null values.

 • CAST/CONVERT: Changes data types.

 • SUBSTRING: Extracts part of a string.

 • UPPER/LOWER: Standardizes text to uppercase or


lowercase.
Removing Duplicate
Rows
 • Function: SELECT DISTINCT

 Example:

SELECT DISTINCT column_name


FROM table_name;

Use Case: Ensures each record in a result set is


unique.
Replacing Null Values

 • Function: COALESCE

 Example:

SELECT COALESCE(column_name, 'default_value')


FROM table_name;

 • Use Case: Replace nulls with default values for


clean reports.
Consistent Data
Formatting
 • Functions: UPPER, LOWER, CAST

 • Example:
SELECT UPPER(column_name), CAST(column_name
AS INT) FROM table_name;

 • Use Case: Ensure consistent format across


your dataset.
Cleaning Extra Whitespaces
 • Function: TRIM

 • Example:

SELECT TRIM(column_name)
FROM table_name;

 • Use Case: Remove unwanted spaces from text


data.
Replacing Incorrect Text
 • Function: REPLACE

 Example:

SELECT
REPLACE(column_name,
'old_text', 'new_text')
FROM table_name;

 • Use Case: Correct


misspellings or standardize
values.
Summary of  • TRIM: Removes
spaces.
SQL
Cleaning  • REPLACE: Substitutes
strings.
Functions
 • COALESCE: Handles
nulls.

 • DISTINCT: Removes
duplicates.

 • CAST: Changes data


types.
 Stay connected for more SQL tips
and data cleaning techniques!

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