Learning Path: SQL for Business Users

Learning Path: SQL for Business Users

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Released December 2016
Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
ISBN: 9781491979280

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If you’re looking for "just enough” SQL knowledge to wrangle data and do sophisticated analysis, this Learning Path is for you. You’ll get a solid understanding of basic database design principles and normalization. You’ll learn how to pipeline data to other analysis tools (R, Python, even Excel). You’ll be able to prototype a database that suits your business needs. and form accurate queries and database updates in several SQL environments--all without getting bogged down in the deeply technical aspects of SQL that you will never use.

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Table of contents

  1. Getting Started With Databases And SQL
    1. Relational Databases And Key Terms Explained 00:08:09
    2. About The Author 00:01:31
    3. What Are The SQL Commands 00:02:41
    4. Select Syntax And Examples 00:04:58
    5. Where Can I Use SQL? 00:05:35
    6. Installing Sample Databases And Working Files 00:04:13
  2. Using SQL To Select And Filter Data
    1. Using Select To View Data 00:04:08
    2. Sorting The Data 00:05:57
    3. Adding A Where Clause To Filter Data 00:05:45
    4. Filtering Date Columns 00:04:34
    5. Working With Null Or Empty Values 00:06:51
    6. Using Comments Within SQL 00:06:02
    7. Use Of Wildcards In Filtering 00:09:14
    8. Multiple Criteria Using And Or In 00:06:11
  3. Functions, Grouping And Summarizing
    1. Add A Calculating Column To A SQL Statement 00:03:14
    2. Text Manipulation Functions 00:09:04
    3. Differences In Date Functions Within SQL 00:07:10
    4. Calculating Age 00:06:25
    5. Concatenate Data Columns 00:05:54
  4. Joining Tables
    1. Which Tables Can I Join And How? 00:06:26
    2. Joining More Than Two Tables 00:04:23
    3. Using Different Join Types 00:05:51
    4. The Special Cross Or Cartesian Join 00:03:44
    5. Group And Summaries Within Joined Table SQL 00:07:04
  5. Data Modification
    1. Amend Data In Tables 00:08:29
    2. Adding Data To Tables With Insert 00:09:32
    3. Removing Data From Tables 00:08:40
  6. Creating And Altering Database Objects
    1. Create A New Table 00:07:10
    2. Changing A Tables Structure 00:04:59
    3. What Is A View And How To Create One 00:07:00
    4. Alter Or Delete A View 00:03:12
  7. SQL Summary
    1. The Main Variances In SQL Between Databases 00:05:38
    2. The Powerful Subquery 00:07:00
  8. Conclusions
    1. Wrap Up 00:05:14
  9. The Warm Up
    1. About This SQL Advanced Title 00:05:00
    2. About The Author 00:01:48
    3. Relational Databases And Key Terms Explained 00:07:46
    4. Recap Of SQL SELECT Command 00:07:39
    5. Overview Of The Other DML Statements 00:05:30
    6. Installing The Sample Data And Using The Working Files 00:03:05
  10. Useful Skills
    1. Converting Datatypes 00:07:59
    2. Creating A Temporary Table 00:06:03
    3. The DISTINCT And TOP Keywords In Action 00:05:21
    4. Indexing To Speed Up Your Life 00:08:00
    5. Declaring And Using Variables 00:06:50
  11. The Subquery
    1. What Is A Subquery? 00:06:01
    2. Subquery Vs Joins 00:04:59
    3. Using Correlated Subqueries 00:07:05
    4. Using The EXISTS Keyword 00:04:47
    5. Finding Duplicate Records 00:05:45
  12. The CASE Statement
    1. Getting Started With The CASE Statement 00:06:35
    2. Using The CASE Statement With Criteria On Multiple Columns 00:05:34
    3. Multiple Criteria Within The CASE Statement 00:06:11
    4. CASE In WHERE, ORDER BY, And GROUP BY Clauses 00:04:50
    5. CASE In UPDATE And INSERT Statements 00:06:33
    6. CASE Within Subqueries 00:06:05
  13. Numbering And Ranking
    1. Numbering Or Ranking Records In A SELECT Statement 00:06:21
    2. Filtering Results Based On Numbering Ranking 00:05:54
    3. Using Numbering Within Groups 00:04:45
    4. Filtering A Ranked Group To Determine Top N 00:05:18
  14. Functions
    1. Using Built In Functions 00:07:35
    2. Creating And Using Your Own Functions (UDF) 00:05:08
  15. Views
    1. Creating A View 00:05:20
    2. Example Views And Views In Views 00:05:06
    3. Using The UNION Clause 00:06:24
  16. Stored Procedures
    1. What Is A Stored Procedure? 00:08:04
    2. Creating A Stored Procedure 00:05:34
    3. Running A Stored Procedure 00:04:56
    4. Stored Procedures Within Stored Procedures 00:05:28
    5. The Global Variables @@Identity And @@Rowcount 00:08:06
    6. Looping With WHILE And IF 00:06:59
    7. Dynamically Build SQL Statements 00:07:44
    8. TRY And CATCH For Error Trapping 00:04:30
    9. Cursors In Use - Part 1 00:06:33
    10. Cursors In Use - Part 2 00:05:31
    11. Use Of Transactions 00:06:42
  17. Conclusions
    1. Wrap Up 00:06:37
  18. Getting Started
    1. About The Course 00:03:24
    2. About The Author 00:02:49
    3. What Is A Database? 00:02:23
    4. What Is A Data Model? 00:01:52
  19. Data Model Development Process
    1. Data Model Inputs And Outputs 00:02:06
    2. Data Model Notations 00:03:00
    3. UML Versus IE - Conceptual, Logical And Physical 00:01:19
  20. Basic Data Modeling
    1. Class And Attribute 00:06:12
    2. Operation 00:01:32
    3. Domain 00:03:55
    4. Association 00:05:00
    5. IE Entity Type And Relationship Type 00:03:15
    6. Association Name 00:04:46
    7. Association End 00:04:09
    8. Multiplicity - UML 00:03:40
    9. Multiplicity - IE 00:02:32
    10. Generalization - UML 00:03:32
    11. Generalization - IE 00:04:06
    12. Abstract Versus Concrete Superclass 00:02:11
    13. Practical Tips 00:01:59
    14. Self Assessment Test - Basic Modeling Data 00:04:44
  21. Advanced Data Modeling
    1. Identity 00:02:35
    2. Derived Data 00:02:34
    3. Current Versus Historical Data 00:01:07
    4. Association Class 00:05:21
    5. Ordered Association 00:05:26
    6. Qualified Association - UM 00:05:12
    7. Qualified Association - IE 00:02:36
    8. Large Taxonomies 00:03:05
    9. Package 00:02:46
    10. Abridged UML Metamodel 00:02:04
    11. Abridged IE Metamodel 00:01:14
    12. Modeling Pitfalls 00:03:27
    13. Practical Tips 00:01:47
    14. Self Assessment Test - Advanced Data Modeling 00:03:45
  22. Create A UML Data Model
    1. Problem Statement 00:01:52
    2. Finding Classes 00:04:32
    3. Finding Associations - Part 1 00:05:00
    4. Finding Associations - Part 2 00:05:53
    5. Finding Generalizations 00:01:37
    6. Iterating And Refining The Model - Part 1 00:02:39
    7. Iterating And Refining The Model - Part 2 00:04:42
    8. Adding Attributes 00:04:48
    9. Cleaning Up Layout 00:04:04
    10. Simplifying The Model 00:01:55
    11. Evolving A Model - Part 1 00:02:13
    12. Evolving A Model - Part 2 00:04:46
    13. Enterprise Architect Techniques - Part 1 00:03:48
    14. Enterprise Architect Techniques - Part 2 00:05:20
    15. Enterprise Architect Techniques - Part 3 00:04:25
  23. Translate A UML Data Model Into An IE Data Model
    1. Creating Subject Areas 00:02:39
    2. Creating Entity Types 00:02:44
    3. Creating Domains 00:06:13
    4. Adding Attributes - Part 1 00:06:14
    5. Adding Attributes - Part 2 00:03:25
    6. Creating Relationship Types - Part 1 00:05:04
    7. Creating Relationship Types - Part 2 00:03:34
    8. Creating Relationship Types - Part 3 00:05:07
    9. Subtyping 00:03:20
    10. Adding Alternate Keys 00:03:36
    11. Cleaning Up The Layout 00:01:38
    12. ERwin Techniques - Part 1 00:04:58
    13. ERwin Techniques - Part 2 00:04:00
  24. Model Quality
    1. Model Quality 00:01:02
    2. Normal Forms 00:04:02
    3. Constraints 00:03:27
    4. Hillard Graph Complexity 00:07:04
    5. Hoberman Data Model Scorecard 00:05:21
  25. Kinds Of Data Models
    1. Operational Data Models 00:03:30
    2. Enterprise Data Models 00:05:34
    3. Data Warehouses - Part 1 00:05:12
    4. Data Warehouses - Part 2 00:04:54
    5. Data Warehouses - Part 3 00:03:15
    6. Master Data Models 00:04:08
  26. Database Design
    1. Schema Adjustments 00:04:48
    2. Attribute Details - Part 1 00:04:27
    3. Attribute Details - Part 2 00:06:28
    4. Attribute Details - Part 3 00:07:44
    5. Primary And Alternate Keys 00:08:09
    6. Indexes 00:06:45
    7. Referential Integrity - Part 1 00:08:22
    8. Referential Integrity - Part 2 00:06:28
    9. Check Constraints - Part 1 00:06:45
    10. Check Constraints - Part 2 00:07:08
    11. Views 00:08:44
    12. Other Aspects Of Design 00:03:53
    13. Self Assessment Test - Database Design 00:03:15
  27. Create A SQL Server Database
    1. Creating A New Database 00:03:39
    2. Executing Schema 00:02:29
    3. Inspecting Metadata 00:08:33
    4. Loading Sample Data 00:04:03
    5. Querying Sample Data 00:06:34
  28. Create An MS-Access Database
    1. Generating An ERwin Schema 00:03:08
    2. Creating Tables 00:06:17
    3. Creating Indexes 00:03:22
    4. Creating Constraints And Default Values 00:02:52
    5. Defining Foreign Keys 00:03:44
    6. Creating Views 00:04:32
    7. Loading Sample Data 00:03:55
    8. Querying Sample Data 00:04:21
  29. Software Engineering
    1. Development Frameworks 00:03:25
    2. Agile Data Modelling 00:03:19
    3. Documenting A Model - Part 1 00:03:49
    4. Documenting A Model - Part 2 00:04:25
    5. Presenting A Model 00:02:45
  30. Data Modeling Patterns
    1. Overview 00:01:37
    2. Tree - Hardcoded 00:01:26
    3. Tree - Simple 00:01:37
    4. Tree - Structured 00:01:16
    5. Tree - Overlapping 00:04:06
    6. Tree - Changing Over Time 00:03:22
    7. Tree - Degenerate Node and Edge 00:01:29
  31. Database Reverse Engineering
    1. Motives 00:01:30
    2. Comparison With Forward Engineering 00:02:21
    3. Outputs 00:01:08
    4. Inputs 00:02:08
    5. Process 00:05:35
    6. Principles 00:01:41
    7. Example - Part 1 00:05:54
    8. Example - Part 2 00:08:08
  32. Conclusion
    1. Wrap-Up 00:06:19
  33. Introducing The Relational Database
    1. Course Introduction 00:00:43
    2. What Is A Relational Database 00:01:23
    3. The Database Hierarchy 00:02:32
    4. Table Relations 00:02:38
    5. The Structured Query Language 00:01:25
    6. Conclusion 00:01:08
  34. Installing And Configuring MySQL
    1. Introduction To MySQL 00:03:21
    2. MySQL Features 00:09:19
    3. Installing MySQL - Introduction 00:00:36
    4. Downloading MySQL 00:01:54
    5. Installing MySQL - Part 1 00:03:17
    6. Installing MySQL - Part 2 00:01:55
    7. Configuring MySQL 00:05:20
    8. Setting The System Path - Part 1 00:01:04
    9. Setting The System Path - Part 2 00:02:48
    10. Installing MySQL On The Mac 00:02:47
    11. The Sakila Database 00:01:38
    12. Installing The Sakila Database 00:02:33
  35. Connecting To MySQL And Creating Your First Database
    1. Introduction To MySQL Connections 00:00:48
    2. Role Of The Root User 00:01:42
    3. Logging In For The First Time 00:04:40
    4. Change The Root Password 00:01:26
    5. Creating Your First Database 00:06:43
    6. Creating Your First User Account 00:04:18
    7. Creating Your First Table 00:03:48
  36. Introducing MySQL's Data Types
    1. Intro To Data Types 00:02:53
    2. String Data Types - Part 1 00:04:31
    3. String Data Types - Part 2 00:02:07
    4. Data Attributes 00:02:15
    5. Customers Table Revised 00:03:37
    6. Numerical Data Types - Part 1 00:03:30
    7. Numerical Data Types - Part 2 00:03:30
    8. Numerical Data Attributes 00:02:38
    9. Date And Time Types 00:08:46
    10. Multiple Timestamp Columns In Table 00:04:20
  37. Primary And Foreign Keys
    1. Primary Keys - Part 1 00:02:42
    2. Primary Keys - Part 2 00:06:27
    3. Creating A Primary Key 00:02:42
    4. Foreign Key Introduction 00:08:45
    5. Create Foreign Key 00:04:24
  38. Introducing phpMyAdmin, MySQL Workbench, SQLyog
    1. Graphical MySQL Clients 00:04:54
    2. phpMyAdmin Intro 00:09:59
    3. MySQL Workbench Intro 00:02:01
    4. MySQL Workbench SQL Development Intro 00:08:39
    5. MySQL Workbench Data Modelling Intro 00:09:03
    6. MySQL Workbench Server Administration Intro 00:02:35
    7. SQLyog Introduction 00:01:26
    8. SQLyog Creating A Database 00:05:00
    9. SQLyog Navigating And Modifying Data 00:03:33
    10. SQLyog Scheduling Backups 00:05:03
  39. Creating, Retrieving, Updating And Deleting Data
    1. Performing CRUD Operations 00:01:58
    2. Creating Data 00:06:29
    3. Retrieving Data 00:05:05
    4. Ordering Results 00:02:28
    5. Filtering Results 00:04:52
    6. Grouping Results 00:07:07
    7. Removing Duplicate Rows 00:01:32
    8. The LIKE Clause 00:03:54
    9. The LIMIT Clause 00:03:35
    10. Updating Data 00:05:31
    11. Deleting Data 00:03:04
  40. Using String, Numeric, Temporal And Stored Functions
    1. Introduction To Functions 00:00:57
    2. String Functions 00:09:55
    3. Numeric Functions 00:05:21
    4. Temporal Functions - Introduction 00:02:26
    5. Temporal Functions - Example 00:11:13
    6. Stored Functions - Part 1 00:01:18
    7. Stored Functions - Part 2 00:06:33
    8. Stored Functions - Part 3 00:06:18
  41. Introducing Subqueries
    1. Subqueries Intro 00:02:40
    2. Subqueries 00:10:18
  42. Introducing SQL Joins
    1. SQL Joins 00:01:43
    2. The Inner Join 00:11:52
    3. The Left Join 00:07:37
  43. Optimizing MySQL
    1. Optimizing MySQL 00:00:49
    2. Column Indexing 00:01:39
    3. Column Indexing Explained 00:08:14
    4. Optimizing The MySQL Configuration 00:07:17
    5. Query Caching 00:01:17
    6. Query Caching Explained 00:03:49
    7. Optimizing MySQL Conclusions 00:00:35
  44. Importing, Exporting And Backing Up MySQL Databases
    1. Introduction To MySQL Data Tasks 00:00:54
    2. Exporting Data With MySQL Workbench 00:05:38
    3. Importing Data With phpMyAdmin 00:02:40
    4. Automatically Backing Up Your MySQL Database 00:01:22
    5. Automating Your Backups With mysqldump And cron 00:09:05
  45. Managing MySQL User Privileges
    1. Managing MySQL Privileges 00:00:59
    2. MySQL Privilege Management Walkthrough 00:08:58
  46. Using PHP And MySQL
    1. Introduction to PHP and MySQL 00:05:33
    2. Querying Your MySQL Database With PHP 00:12:50
  47. About The Author
    1. About The Author 00:01:48
  48. Install And Setup MSSQL
    1. Is This Course For Me 00:03:23
    2. About The Author 00:00:55
    3. MSSQL Versions And Editions 00:02:40
    4. Installing MSSQL - Part 1 00:02:42
    5. Installing MSSQL - Part 2 00:04:51
    6. The Adventureworks Sample Database 00:02:05
    7. SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 00:03:43
    8. Restoring The Adventureworks DB 00:05:26
  49. Exploring Adventureworks With SSMS
    1. Exploring A Foreign Database 00:04:23
    2. Browsing The Database With Object Explorer 00:04:15
    3. SSMS Query Editor 00:05:55
    4. Selecting Data About Pay Rates 00:03:55
    5. Limiting Number Of Rows Returned 00:01:21
    6. Is My Query Valid 00:00:59
    7. Query Result Formats 00:02:08
    8. Documentation In Extended Properties 00:04:24
    9. Creating A Project To Organize Scripts 00:04:13
    10. The Query Designer 00:03:36
  50. Answering Questions By Querying A Database
    1. Answering The Question Of Pay Inequality 00:01:49
    2. Inspecting Dependencies 00:02:26
    3. Inspecting Foreign Keys 00:02:50
    4. Executing Multiple Queries In Query Editor 00:03:25
    5. Counting Results From A Query 00:01:56
    6. Select Distinct 00:02:04
    7. Group By And Having 00:03:35
    8. Joining Tables 00:03:50
    9. Aliasing Tables In A Query 00:02:54
    10. Validating Joins And Join Types 00:05:29
    11. Computing The Average Pay Rate 00:02:58
    12. Order By 00:03:14
    13. Where 00:01:18
    14. Variables 00:01:47
    15. Querying Current Rate Change Date 00:05:11
    16. Join To A Sub Query 00:07:16
    17. Inequality In Current Wages 00:02:27
    18. Recap 00:01:55
  51. Advanced Querying To Answer Subtleties
    1. Organizational Level And Pay Equity 00:04:57
    2. Common Table Expressions 00:02:27
    3. REFactoring For Readability 00:03:28
    4. Case When And Calculated Columns 00:06:29
    5. Over Rank Functions 00:06:07
  52. Reporting From A Database
    1. Getting Information To Those That Need It 00:01:16
    2. Connecting Excel To MSSQL 00:04:43
    3. Creating Views 00:03:58
    4. Extracting CSVS With SQL CMD 00:06:05
    5. SSRS Report Builder 00:04:17
    6. SSRS Report Web Access 00:03:14
  53. Creating Databases
    1. National Stock Number Extract 00:00:36
    2. Create Database 00:03:52
    3. Drop Database 00:01:02
    4. SSMS Table Designer 00:05:18
    5. Create Table 00:04:47
    6. Drop Table 00:00:55
    7. Data Types 00:05:37
    8. Create Table National Stock Numbers 00:03:56
    9. Stored Procedures - SP_Rename 00:01:37
    10. Alter Table 00:02:11
    11. Importing Data - National Stock Number Extract 00:06:15
    12. Troubleshooting Importing Data 00:05:50
    13. Import Alternatives 00:02:09
    14. Backing Up The Database 00:02:16
    15. Backup With Select Into 00:00:51
  54. Developing Applications With MSSQL
    1. Visual Studio Community Edition 00:01:22
    2. New Console Application 00:01:31
    3. Connecting To MSSQL 00:03:45
    4. Querying Data Old School 00:05:29
    5. Create Table In Code 00:04:04
    6. Create A Foreign Key 00:04:58
    7. Inserting Data Old School 00:02:44
    8. Installing Entity Famework 00:02:36
    9. Querying With Entity Framework 00:05:53
    10. SQL Server Profiler - What Is EF Doing 00:02:20
    11. EF Querying Data 00:01:56
    12. EF Inserting Data 00:02:57
    13. EF Updating Data 00:02:36
    14. EF Deleting Data 00:02:04
    15. Other Programming Languages 00:02:16
    16. Course Wrap Up 00:00:40
  55. Introduction
    1. Welcome To The Course 00:02:36
    2. About The Author 00:02:07
    3. Course Overview 00:05:46
    4. Current Context 00:08:14
    5. Introduction To SQL 00:07:20
    6. Introduction To R 00:08:30
    7. Software Installation 00:06:42
    8. Rstudio Overview 00:05:39
    9. R Packages 00:07:42
    10. The Relationship Between R And SQL 00:10:43
    11. Demo Application And Database Schema Overview 00:04:16
  56. SQL With Single Table Results Sets
    1. Relational Theory Review 00:08:35
    2. Results Sets 00:07:17
    3. Processing Results Sets With R 00:08:33
    4. Filtering And Ordering With SQL 00:06:59
    5. Grouping And Summarizing SQL 00:06:03
    6. Modify Results Using SQL Functions 00:08:30
  57. SQL With Multiple Tables
    1. Common Database Joins 00:10:15
    2. Less-Common Joins 00:04:52
    3. Subqueries 00:08:13
    4. Set Operations 00:04:51
    5. DBA Considerations 00:09:01
    6. Table-Like Objects 00:06:25
    7. Indexes 00:06:08
  58. R Packages And SQL-Like Results Set Processing
    1. SQL Results Set And Tidy Data 00:06:53
    2. Processing Results Sets With R Vs SQL 00:08:55
    3. Filtering And Ordering With Dplyr Vs. SQL 00:08:20
    4. Grouping And Summarizing With Dplyr Vs. SQL 00:06:03
    5. Modify Results Using Dplyr And R Functions 00:07:10
    6. Joins Using Dplyr 00:06:22
    7. Set Operations Using Dplyr 00:04:01
    8. Reshape Package 00:05:49
    9. RTidy Package 00:04:31
  59. Data Artifacts Using SQL And R
    1. Plotting Database Results With R 00:09:14
    2. Plots Using Base R Plots 00:08:22
    3. Plots Using Lattice 00:06:53
    4. Plots Using ggplot2 00:09:36
    5. Plotting Time Series Data 00:08:24
    6. Creating Maps With R 00:07:33
    7. Creating Reports With R 00:09:00
    8. Web Applications With R 00:06:54
  60. Data Sources And Connections
    1. Sample Data Sets 00:06:31
    2. Database File Exports/Imports 00:06:47
    3. Local Relational Databases (RSQLite) 00:07:00
    4. Non-Relational Data Sources 00:08:06
    5. Remote Connections 00:04:33
    6. Troubleshooting Remote Connections 00:04:39
    7. JDBC Client Software 00:05:32
  61. Additional Topics
    1. Derived Tables 00:07:23
    2. Vendor Specific SQL 00:08:51
    3. Non-SQL Inspired/SQL-Like Languages 00:05:56
    4. R Inside The Database 00:04:52
    5. Schema Design Considerations 00:08:06
  62. Conclusion
    1. Wrap Up And Thank You 00:02:10
  63. Introduction
    1. What Is Apache Phoenix And Who Uses It 00:02:56
    2. What You Should Expect From This Course 00:02:22
    3. About The Author 00:00:56
  64. Introduction To NoSQL
    1. What Is NoSQL 00:04:31
    2. What Is SQL 00:05:00
    3. Performance Characteristics Of SQL 00:05:53
    4. Performance Characteristics Of NoSQL 00:12:02
    5. Optimizing NoSQL 00:09:45
  65. Introduction To Phoenix
    1. Hbase Fundamentals 00:08:56
    2. Phoenix SQL Engine For Hbase 00:05:39
    3. Obtaining And Configuring Apache Phoenix 00:03:01
  66. Using Phoenix
    1. Creating Tables 00:07:14
    2. Schema Operations 00:04:14
    3. Indexes And Secondary Indexes 00:06:50
    4. Executing Queries 00:05:45
  67. Advanced Phoenix
    1. Statistics 00:03:08
    2. Salted Tables 00:06:40
    3. Views 00:05:30
  68. Conclusion
    1. Wrap Up 00:02:03

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  • Title: Learning Path: SQL for Business Users
  • Author(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
  • Release date: December 2016
  • Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
  • ISBN: 9781491979280