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ALTERYX EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITHCOMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Alteryx expressions can be used for - answer-cleansing string data, applying conditional
logic, mathematically transforming numerical values
In the alteryx formula tool, expressions are entered into the - answer-expression editor
Unique tool identifies - answer-duplicate values based on certain fields
The alteryx text to columns tool is found under which category of tools - answer-parse
Consider the regular expression \w+
What string records would not be completely identified - answer-clemson university
(because it has a space)
T/f
Both the formula tool and the multi row formula tool can a) create new columns or
modify existing columns, b) use an expression editor to input functions and c) can apply
multiple expressions per tool - answer-false; the multi row formula tool can only allow
one expression per tool
Full outer join joins records - answer-that don't correspond to the other columns (only
appears in one table)
Cartesian/cross join formula - answer-(a fields + c fields) and (b records * d records)
Structured data examples - answer-excel files and database tables
Structured data - answer-contains clearly defined fields, data types and data labels
Structured data is easy to - answer-organize into tables and search within
Semi structured data examples - answer-.csv and .txt files
Semi structured data - answer-delimiters and text quantifiers are used to create
structured data
Reg ex uses - answer-unstructured data
Unstructured data examples - answer-audio, visual, microsoft word docs, pdfs, emails,
text messages, social media data
Unstructured data is not - answer-structured via a predefined data model
, Accountants sometimes need to work with data that cannot be structured with a simple -
answer-text to column tool in excel or alteryx
Use reg ex when - answer-delimiter system isn't set up or set up inefficiently, data is
from older computer systems (multiple values in a single cell), addresses!
Reg ex allows you to - answer-extract structured data from unstructured data
With reg ex, we define - answer-recognizable patterns for software to use in order to
parse string data
Metacharacters - answer-building blocks of reg ex; have special meanings in reg ex
. - answer-wildcard; matches any alphanumeric character or symbol (letters, digits,
symbols and whitespace)
\w - answer-any letter, numeral, or underscore; alphanumeric characters
\d - answer-any whole number 0-9
\u - answer-uppercase letters
\l - answer-lowercase letters
\s - answer-whitespace
[:alpha:] - answer-only letters
\w\w\w - answer-575, dog or dog
Use of metacharacters implies - answer-1 character
Quantifiers permit flexibility to - answer-adapt to situations where the number of
characters is rigid or variable
Quantifiers follow - answer-metacharacters
Quantifier examples - answer-*, +, {#}, .*
* - answer-matches 0 or more times; may or may not be there
+ - answer-matches 1 or more times; makes the character match mandatory
{#} - answer-rigid number; matches # times
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