Q: A data analyst is working in a spreadsheet application. They use Save As to change the file type from .XLS to .CSV. This is an example of a data transformation.
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Q: Working on a spreadsheet program is a data analyst. To convert the file type from.XLS to.CSV, they use Save As. An example of a data transformation is this.
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Explanation: The use of the “Save As” command to convert a file from the Excel format (.XLS) to the Comma-Separated Values (.CSV) format is, in fact, an example of a data transformation. In this particular instance, the data is being converted from one file type to another data format.
For the transformation, the data from the spreadsheet will be converted into a plain text format, with commas serving as the separator between each data item. This format is more lightweight than the Excel format, which makes it simpler to transfer and work within a variety of apps that handle CSV files. It is often used for data interchange and is more commonly used than Excel.
