Course overview
- The SQL data analysis workflow
- Designing and creating a database
Key skills
Course outline
Intermediate SQL in R [7 lessons]
Joining Data in SQL 1h
Lesson Objectives- Employ the four common joins
- Write intermediate queries using joins with subqueries
- Answer business questions using joins
Intermediate Joins in SQL 1h
Lesson Objectives- Write queries that join three or more tables
- Employ recursive joins, pattern matching, and the case statement
- Write advanced joins
Building and Organizing Complex Queries 1h
Lesson Objectives- Format queries to make them readable
- Employ the "with" clause and views to organize your queries
- Combine tables using set operations
Guided Project: Answering Business Questions using SQL 1h
Lesson Objectives- Frame a business question in advanced SQL queries
- Create visualizations of your query results using pandas plot methods
- Write analyses to communicate the results of your work
Table Relations and Normalization 1h
Lesson Objectives- Employ the SQLite shell with databases.
- Create database tables
- Update data in database tables
Guided Project: Designing and Creating a Database 1h
Lesson Objectives- Design a normalized database schema
- Create normalized database tables
- Transform data into normalized tables
Projects in this course
Answering Business Questions using SQL
Practice the SQL data analysis workflow.
Designing and Creating a Database
Learn how to design, create, and populate a normalized SQL database.
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