Data Profiling and Collection

Overview

Enhance your understanding of data sources and learn how to identify and collect the right data to meet the objectives of your data analytics project.

Highlights

Key Topics

• Understanding the role of data profiling and collection in a data analytics project
• Understanding sources of data
• How to profile and collect the right data
• Understanding the associated risks and considerations
• How to transform data

Prerequisites

Completion as part of the Data Processing and Analysis Certificate is recommended.

Designed For

Who Will Benefit

• AICPA & CIMA members who want to identify and collect data in preparation for analysis
• Global accounting and finance professionals
• Controllers
• Finance directors

Objectives

Learning Outcomes

• Recognize the role of data profiling and collection within data analytics and the extract, transform, and load (ETL) process.
• Recall how to profile data based on the objective of a data analytics project.
• Recall the key steps for gathering data identified during profiling and anticipating issues and considerations within the data collection process.
• Recognize risks and considerations for data profiling and collection.