An Overview of Data Preparation Tools
Data preparation involves transforming, cleaning, and structuring data to ensure its quality and suitability for analysis. Taking the time to learn about the options and perform data preparation on your BigQuery data will enhance the accuracy of your analysis. In this chapter, we will explore various approaches and tools that can be used in conjunction with BigQuery to streamline your data preparation workflow and improve data quality.
The tools we will go over in this chapter have capabilities for data transformation, cleaning, and enrichment, enabling you to unlock the greatest potential of your data and derive meaningful insights for decision-making. By understanding and utilizing these data preparation tools, you will be equipped with the necessary techniques to handle diverse data sources, address data quality issues, and prepare your data, setting yourself up for the most effective possible analysis in BigQuery.
In this chapter, we...
