Imperative data cleaning

Imperative data cleaning#

There is no need to go through this if you have not been doing data cleaning in the past. It is just to connect your prior experience to what we will suggest in the “functional data cleaning” section.

Learning Objectives#

After working through this topic, you should be able to:

  • Explain what we mean by imperative data cleaning

  • Relate our explanation of imperative data cleaning to your own experience

  • Recognize common patterns in imperative data management code

  • Identify problems with the imperative approach

Materials#

Video:

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Quiz#