Data Cleaning Explained PDF

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This document provides a definition of data cleaning, also known as data scrubbing. It's the process of fixing errors, such as incorrect, incomplete, or duplicate data entries in a dataset. The process involves identifying errors, then correcting, updating or removing the faulty data.

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### What is Meant by Data Cleaning? Data cleansing, also referred to as data cleaning or data scrubbing, is the process of fixing incorrect, incomplete, duplicate or otherwise erroneous data in a dataset. It involves identifying data errors and then changing, updating or removing data to correct th...

### What is Meant by Data Cleaning? Data cleansing, also referred to as data cleaning or data scrubbing, is the process of fixing incorrect, incomplete, duplicate or otherwise erroneous data in a dataset. It involves identifying data errors and then changing, updating or removing data to correct them.