ACIS Introduction to Data Analytics & Business Intelligence Big Data Import

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Segment A: Big Data

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Segment B: Import

Sources of Data Excel Files (xlsx) Non-Excel Files (csv, txt) Websites

Yahoo Financials Example To generate table: Amzn Historical Prices 2015 Monthly Download to Spreadsheet OR Data from Web

Data From Web

Grade Scale Example Import the grade scale from the class website. From the class home page, select Course Policies Grading Grade Scale Scroll to bottom of page

Import Access data not formatted as an Excel document File type = txt or csv

Import Non-Excel File Text Files DATA ribbon From Text button Select file IMPORT button All Files FILE menu OPEN Change file type to All Files Select file OPEN button

Import – Step 1

Import – Step 2

Import – Step 3: Number Stored as Text

Import – Step 3: Omit Column

Import – Final Step FILE menu SAVE AS Save As Type = Excel Workbook (*.xlsx)

Accrued Expenses Example Import the Accrued Expenses text file. Be sure to preserve the leading zero on the Account number.