Interactive Learning Path: Cleaning Excel Data
You’ve been given a messy Excel file. Let’s walk through how to clean it step by step!
Question 1: What’s the first step to cleaning Excel data?
Correct! Identifying inconsistencies helps you decide how to clean the data.
Incorrect. The first step is identifying inconsistencies, not deleting rows.
Question 2: How can you convert names to proper case in Excel?
Correct! =PROPER(A1) capitalizes the first letter of each word.
Incorrect. Use =PROPER(A1) for proper case.
Using AI Tools
Here’s how AI tools can help automate this process:
- ChatGPT: Ask it to clean a sample of your data by providing a messy data snippet.
- Microsoft Excel Copilot: Use natural language commands like “Clean this data” to automate the cleanup process.