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Excel Bootcamp Week2

The document outlines a course on Excel, focusing on modules that cover fundamentals, data cleaning, statistical analysis, and VBA, culminating in final projects. Module 2 emphasizes the importance of clean data for accurate analysis, addressing common issues such as missing values, inconsistencies, and duplicates. It also details techniques for error handling and various methods for cleaning data effectively in Excel.

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Excel Bootcamp Week2

The document outlines a course on Excel, focusing on modules that cover fundamentals, data cleaning, statistical analysis, and VBA, culminating in final projects. Module 2 emphasizes the importance of clean data for accurate analysis, addressing common issues such as missing values, inconsistencies, and duplicates. It also details techniques for error handling and various methods for cleaning data effectively in Excel.

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Overview of the course modules

 Module 1: Excel Fundamentals

 Module 2: Data Cleaning and Transformation

 Module 3: Statistical Analysis

 Module 4: Excel VBA

Final Projects: Show Your Mastery

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Module 2: Data Cleaning and Transformation
 In this presentation, we'll delve into the essential techniques for cleaning and

transforming your data in Excel.


 We'll explore how to tackle common data quality issues, unlock the power of data

manipulation, and ultimately prepare your data for insightful analysis.


 Importance of Clean data

 Clean data is the foundation for accurate analysis and reliable results.

 Dirty data can lead to misleading conclusions and wasted time.

 Common data cleaning problems include:

 Missing values

 Inconsistency (dates, numbers, text)

 Duplicates Heritage Bank Internal


 Error Handling:

 When using formulas or functions, address potential errors (e.g., #DIV/0, #VALUE) and
how to handle them using error handling functions like IFERROR.
 Filling Missing Values

 Using statistical methods like AVERAGE or MEDIAN

 Identify and removing blanks

 Finding and Removing Duplicates

 Remove Duplicates function and conditional formatting to identify and eliminate


duplicate rows.
 Identifying and Removing Duplicates (=COUNTIF(range, A2)>1)

 N.B: There are scenarios where keeping duplicates might be necessary (e.g., preserving
historical data).
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 Techniques for data cleaning
 Using Find & Replace (CRTL F & CRTL H)

 Column to text/ Concatenate or Concat

 Text to Columns

 Sorting and filtering data

 Using the TRIM function

 Use of formulas like ISBLANK, ISNUMBER, and ISTEXT for error


checking

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