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Practical SQL: A Beginner's Guide to Storytelling with Data

Practical SQL: A Beginner's Guide to Storytelling with Data

Practical SQL: A Beginner's Guide to Storytelling with Data
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by Anthony Debarros

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  • Title Practical SQL: A Beginner's Guide to Storytelling with Data
  • Author Anthony Debarros
  • Binding Paperback
  • Condition Used - Very good
  • Pages 392
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher No Starch Press
  • Bookseller's Inventory # U07B-07882
  • ISBN 9781593278274 / 1593278276
  • Weight 1.69 lbs (0.77 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.25 x 7 x 0.91 in (23.50 x 17.78 x 2.31 cm)
  • Category Computers - Languages / Programming
  • Library of Congress subjects Database design, SQL (Computer program language)
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2017043947
  • Dewey Decimal Code 005.756

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From the publisher

Practical SQL is an approachable and fast-paced guide to SQL (Structured Query Language), the standard programming language for defining, organizing, and exploring data in relational databases. The book focuses on using SQL to find the story your data tells, with the popular open-source database PostgreSQL and the pgAdmin interface as its primary tools.

You'll first cover the fundamentals of databases and the SQL language, then build skills by analyzing data from the U.S. Census and other federal and state government agencies. With exercises and real-world examples in each chapter, this book will teach even those who have never programmed before all the tools necessary to build powerful databases and access information quickly and efficiently.

You'll learn how to:
- Create databases and related tables using your own data
- Define the right data types for your information
- Aggregate, sort, and filter data to find patterns
- Use basic math and advanced statistical functions
- Identify errors in data and clean them up
- Import and export data using delimited text files
- Write queries for geographic information systems (GIS)
- Create advanced queries and automate tasks

Learning SQL doesn't have to be dry and complicated. Practical SQL delivers clear examples with an easy-to-follow approach to teach you the tools you need to build and manage your own databases.

This book uses PostgreSQL, but the SQL syntax is applicable to many database applications, including Microsoft SQL Server and MySQL.

About the author

Anthony DeBarros is an award-winning journalist who's combined avid interests in data analysis, coding, software product development, and storytelling for much of his career. He's currently a data news editor for the Wall Street Journal, focusing on topics including the economy, trade, the U.S. Census, and politics. He previously held positions with USA TODAY, the Poughkeepsie Journal, and the DocumentCloud project for Investigative Reporters and Editors.
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