3.1.Data types and data structures - sj50179/Google-Data-Analytics-Professional-Certificate GitHub Wiki

We all generate lots of data in our daily lives. In this part of the course, you’ll check out how we generate data and how analysts decide which data to collect for analysis. You’ll also learn about structured and unstructured data, data types, and data formats as you start thinking about how to prepare your data for exploration.

Learning Objectives

• Explain how data is generated as a part of our daily activities with reference to the types of data generated
• Explain factors that should be considered when making decisions about data collection
• Explain the difference between structured and unstructured data
• Discuss the difference between data and data types
• Explain the relationship between data types, fields, and values
• Discuss wide and long data formats with references to organization and purpose

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• Collecting Data
• Difference between data formats and structes
• Explore data types, fields, and values
• Weekly challenge 1