It’s no secret that data prep is one of the least appealing, most time-consuming tasks for any data analyst. It’s the necessary evil that comes before the creative work analysts actually enjoy – analyzing and exploring the data, and then uncovering new insights.
Data analysts often spend as much as 80% of their time preparing data, leaving precious little time for anything else. And for many analysts, this work is done in spreadsheets, which can be a tedious and error prone endeavor. Although spreadsheets are indispensable in completing certain tasks, they are limited when dealing with large amounts of data. As data sets get larger, and the number and type of data sources increase, those limitations can make life more and more difficult for analysts.
Every analyst has struggled at one time or another with row/column limitations, reduced performance with larger data sets, security issues, the tedium of copy/paste over tens of thousands of rows or simply the heightened risk of human error when a single errant keystroke can fundamentally alter the conclusions drawn from your data. And then there is the need to repeat this work all over again once a data set is updated. It can turn into quite the nightmare.
Luckily, IBM Watson Studio Desktop with Data Refinery offers an alternative. With Watson Studio Desktop, you can eliminate many of the time-consuming, repetitive tasks associated with data prep. The intuitive, graphical interface allows you to identify missing fields, outliers, unusual distributions, and other data quality issues in even the largest data sets with ease.
You can interactively discover, cleanse and transform your data with over 100 built-in operations. Watson Studio Desktop automatically detects data types and business classifications. And no coding skills are required. Best of all, once you’ve established a data flow, outputs are automatically updated when new data is added – no more repeating your work!
Want to find out more? Check out this short video to see Watson Studio Desktop in action.
For tips and tricks on how to leverage this powerful tool for data prep, join us February 25th for an in-depth webinar. We’ll go over several common pitfalls associated with data prep in spreadsheets and show you how performing the same tasks in Watson Studio Desktop can save you time and eliminate errors. Register now!
Or if you’re ready to give Watson Studio Desktop a try today, download the free, 30-day trial.
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