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Marleen Meier
Marleen Meier
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Marleen Meier

Marleen Meier is an accomplished analyst and author with a passion for statistics and data. By using traditional methodologies and approaches such as Machine Learning and AI, Marleen is dedicated to driving meaningful insights. Currently working as the APAC Data CoE Lead for ABN AMRO Clearing, Marleen is at the forefront of innovation and implementing data-driven strategies in a global financial environment. She has lived and worked in multiple countries, including Germany, the Netherlands, the USA, and Singapore, allowing her to bring a diverse and global perspective to her work. Through her writing and speaking engagements, she aims to empower individuals and organizations to unlock the full potential of their data assets.
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Connecting to data

If you are familiar with Tableau Desktop, Prep will be an easy game for you. The handling and interfaces are very similar, and connecting to data, if the connector is available in Prep, works the same whether it’s a text file, a database, or an extract. At first sight, you might not even notice a difference between Prep and the Tableau Desktop GUIs, which provides the handy advantage that you can start prepping right away.

To get started, begin by opening Prep and click on + to open a file. The following screen will appear:

Figure 3.1: Connecting to data

From the preceding screenshot, we can see that you can choose the type of data you want to connect to in the search bar. Just as in Tableau, the repertoire of Prep includes multiple databases.

Now let’s connect to a dataset with a practical exercise. For this exercise, we need the following dataset: https://www.kaggle.com/airbnb/boston. Please download calendar.csv, listings.csv...

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Marleen Meier

Marleen Meier is an accomplished analyst and author with a passion for statistics and data. By using traditional methodologies and approaches such as Machine Learning and AI, Marleen is dedicated to driving meaningful insights. Currently working as the APAC Data CoE Lead for ABN AMRO Clearing, Marleen is at the forefront of innovation and implementing data-driven strategies in a global financial environment. She has lived and worked in multiple countries, including Germany, the Netherlands, the USA, and Singapore, allowing her to bring a diverse and global perspective to her work. Through her writing and speaking engagements, she aims to empower individuals and organizations to unlock the full potential of their data assets.
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