Module 5:
Data Wrangling &
Cognos Analytics
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Welcome to Module 5!
Introduction
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Congrats on getting to the central content of this course!
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Now that you have a basic idea of the kinds of data you can collect, you need to know what to do with the data.
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In this module, we will be wrangling and analyzing data.
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We will use Excel and IBM Cognos Analytics, but there's no limit to how far you can go! Feel free to use other data wrangling and analytics software if you have a preference.
Objectives
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Know how to data wrangle with Excel
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Know how to use Cognos Analytics to analyze a dataset
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Have fun!
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Learn Cognos Analytics
Assignment
Here are the two assignments for you.
1. Discussion Forum
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Introduce everyone to your big data project.
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Do an exercise on data wrangling.
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Rubric: https://tinyurl.com/3nd8busk
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2. Big Data Project
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Work on your own project!
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Complete data wrangling in Excel or Numbers and upload it to Cognos Analytics.
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Make sure you upload your dataset to Cognos Analytics before you start data wrangling to see how you want to format your data.
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Rubric: https://tinyurl.com/cve434yh
