Phase 8 · Data Cleaning & Wrangling

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Data Validation Rules

Part of the Data Analyst Roadmap.

Summary

Defining explicit rules a dataset should satisfy (dates in a valid range, no negative prices, foreign keys that actually exist) and checking new data against them automatically.

How to Learn This

  • 1Write 5 validation rules for a dataset you're working with (e.g. 'age between 0 and 120').
  • 2Practice writing a query or script that flags rows violating each rule.
  • 3Learn to build this into a repeatable check, not a one-time manual review.
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