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SQL Data Clean Process

The document outlines various techniques for cleaning data in SQL, including removing duplicates, handling missing values, standardizing formats, and validating data integrity. It provides SQL examples for each technique, such as using DISTINCT, COALESCE, UPPER, and joins with reference tables. By applying these methods, users can ensure their data is clean, consistent, and suitable for analysis.

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SQL Data Clean Process

The document outlines various techniques for cleaning data in SQL, including removing duplicates, handling missing values, standardizing formats, and validating data integrity. It provides SQL examples for each technique, such as using DISTINCT, COALESCE, UPPER, and joins with reference tables. By applying these methods, users can ensure their data is clean, consistent, and suitable for analysis.

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Cleaning data in SQL involves identifying and correcting errors, inconsistencies, or incomplete data in you

1. Remove Duplicate Records

Use the DISTINCT keyword or ROW_NUMBER() function to identify and remove duplicates.

-- Example: Remove duplicates based on specific columns


DELETE FROM your_table
WHERE id NOT IN (
SELECT MIN(id)
FROM your_table
GROUP BY column1, column2
);

2. Handle Missing or Null Values

Replace NULL values with default values or meaningful substitutes using COALESCE() or CASE.

-- Example: Replace NULL with a default value


UPDATE your_table
SET column_name = COALESCE(column_name, 'Default Value');

3. Standardize Data Formats

Use functions like UPPER(), LOWER(), TRIM(), or FORMAT() to ensure consistency in text, dates, or numbers.

-- Example: Standardize text to uppercase


UPDATE your_table
SET column_name = UPPER(column_name);

4. Remove Unwanted Characters

Use REPLACE() or REGEXP_REPLACE() to clean up unwanted characters.

-- Example: Remove special characters


UPDATE your_table
SET column_name = REPLACE(column_name, '-', '');

5. Validate Data Integrity

Use constraints or queries to identify invalid data (e.g., out-of-range values).

-- Example: Find invalid data


SELECT *
FROM your_table
WHERE column_name NOT BETWEEN 1 AND 100;

6. Deduplicate with CTEs

Use Common Table Expressions (CTEs) to identify and delete duplicates.

WITH CTE AS (
SELECT column1, column2, ROW_NUMBER() OVER (PARTITION BY column1, column2 ORDER BY id
FROM your_table
)
DELETE FROM your_table
WHERE id IN (SELECT id FROM CTE WHERE row_num > 1);

7. Remove Outliers

Identify and remove outliers using statistical thresholds.

-- Example: Remove outliers based on a threshold


DELETE FROM your_table
WHERE column_name > 1000 OR column_name < 0;

8. Join with Reference Tables

Use joins to validate and correct data against reference tables.

-- Example: Update invalid data using a reference table


UPDATE your_table
SET column_name = ref_table.correct_value
FROM reference_table ref_table
WHERE your_table.column_name = ref_table.invalid_value;

By combining these techniques, you can ensure your data is clean, consistent, and ready for analysis or further processing.
or incomplete data in your database. Here are some common techniques to clean data effectively:

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