Bad Data Handbook: Cleaning Up the Data So You Can Get Back to Work

What is bad data? Some people consider it a technical phenomenon, like missing values or malformed records,...
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Author: Q. Ethan McCallum
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Bad Data Handbook: Cleaning Up the Data So You Can Get Back to Work by McCallum, Q. Ethan

Bad Data Handbook: Cleaning Up the Data So You Can Get Back to Work

€74,33

Bad Data Handbook: Cleaning Up the Data So You Can Get Back to Work

€74,33
Author: Q. Ethan McCallum
Format: Paperback
Language: English

What is bad data? Some people consider it a technical phenomenon, like missing values or malformed records, but bad data includes a lot more. In this handbook, data expert Q. Ethan McCallum has gathered 19 colleagues from every corner of the data arena to reveal how they've recovered from nasty data problems.

From cranky storage to poor representation to misguided policy, there are many paths to bad data. Bottom line? Bad data is data that gets in the way. This book explains effective ways to get around it.

Among the many topics covered, you'll discover how to:

  • Test drive your data to see if it's ready for analysis
  • Work spreadsheet data into a usable form
  • Handle encoding problems that lurk in text data
  • Develop a successful web-scraping effort
  • Use NLP tools to reveal the real sentiment of online reviews
  • Address cloud computing issues that can impact your analysis effort
  • Avoid policies that create data analysis roadblocks
  • Take a systematic approach to data quality analysis


Author: Q. Ethan McCallum
Publisher: O'Reilly Media
Published: 12/04/2012
Pages: 264
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.94lbs
Size: 9.05h x 7.00w x 0.57d
ISBN: 9781449321888

About the Author

Q Ethan McCallum is a consultant, writer, and technology enthusiast, though perhaps not in that order. His work has appeared online on The O Reilly Network and Java.net, and also in print publications such as C/C++ Users Journal, Doctor Dobb s Journal, and Linux Magazine. In his professional roles, he helps companies to make smart decisions about data and technology.

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