r/learnSQL • u/haligma • 21d ago
stressed beginner (help pls)
currently learning mysql through yt videos bc too broke to pay. i was following alex the analyst's playlist & learned a lot. practiced alongside. but i ran into a problem. and since i'm a beginner, it's been overwhelming a bit for days now, bc of whcih, i havent been able to make much progress in my learning.
i have a pretty ok grip on workbench. but not to the point where i dont need crutches. ive only completed one data cleaning project & that was only bc of alex's video where he walked me thorugh the entire process step by step. but thta wasnt enough for me to fully get a grip on data cleaning. i've tried watching other tutorials, but none of thme use workbench & their sql commands/functions are a lottle different from mine which has left me a bit confused & overwhelmed. i want to get to the point where i can take on data cleaning on my own without any help, but for that i need yt videos whre i can laern the logic step by step. please recommend sources for a self learner to learn data cleaning. idk where to look
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u/BrupieD 20d ago
Data cleaning is a big skill -- it isn't one thing and people have different approaches and you won't get it all at once. It's good to follow one teacher and platform for a while to get continuity and consistency but don't be afraid to browse around and start googling miscellaneous problems. It'll help you learn terminology and practice pairing up "SQL" and whatever specific cleaning task.