From Excel to SQL (2021)
1h 25mBeginner2021-02-02
Authors

James Parkin
Software engineer with 20+ years of experience

Madecraft
Full-Service Learning Content Company
Course details
Data is powerful, and the ability to access it quickly and accurately is important. In this course, instructor James Parkin helps you use your existing Excel skills to master the basics of working with data in SQL, one of the most common languages for database wrangling. James shows you how to set up your environment for SQL and shares some differences between spreadsheets and databases. He steps through SQL basics that you need to know to access and identify the data you need. In both Excel and SQL, you work with functions. James covers several, including SUM, AVERAGE, MIN, MAX, COUNT. He explains different methods of sorting, grouping, and organizing your data in SQL. James concludes by showing you how to use joins, VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, and XLOOKUP to combine your data.
Skills covered
MySQLDatabase AdministrationSpreadsheetsMicrosoft ExcelDatabase DevelopmentDatabase ManagementPersonaData AnalysisProgramming LanguagesData ScienceBusiness Analysis and StrategyBusiness Software and ToolsOpen SourceMicrosoftSoftware Development
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Moving from Excel to SQL
- 02 - Setting up your environment for SQL
1. Comparing Excel and SQL
- 03 - Spreadsheets vs. databases
- 04 - What is SQL
2. SQL Basics
- 05 - Viewing data in SQL
- 06 - Identifying columns in SQL
- 07 - Filtering rows in SQL
- 08 - Combining filters in SQL
- 09 - Limiting results in SQL
- 10 - Comparison operators in SQL
- 11 - The LIKE operator in SQL
3. Working with Functions
- 12 - Using SUM in SQL
- 13 - AVERAGE, MIN, MAX, and COUNT in SQL
- 14 - Finding unique values in SQL
- 15 - UPPER, LOWER, and LENGTH in SQL
4. Organizing Data
- 16 - Sorting data
- 17 - Grouping data
- 18 - Using a pivot table in SQL
- 19 - Subqueries in SQL
- 20 - Advanced subqueries in SQL
5. Combining Data
- 21 - Using JOINs
- 22 - The different types of JOINs
- 23 - Using VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, XLOOKUP in SQL
Conclusion
- 24 - Taking your SQL skills to the next level
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