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Simple Anomaly Detection using SQL

Gain insights into using SQL for anomaly detection. Delve into applying mean, standard deviation, and z-score to identify and investigate data anomalies, enhancing your analytical skills.

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Learn how to identify anomalies in your data using SQL. Understand how to apply mathematical concepts such as mean, standard deviation, and z-score to detect when an anomaly occurred in your data and how to investigate past data to improve and refine the model.

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19 Lessons4 Quizzes

Detecting Anomalies

5 Lessons

Learn how to use SQL and z-scores to detect and optimize anomaly detection.

Introduction

What are Anomalies?

Understanding Z-score

Optimizing Z-score

Quiz 1

Analyzing A Server Log

4 Lessons

Walk through server log analysis, data preparation, and anomaly detection to pinpoint issues.

Getting a Sense of the Data

Preparing the Data

Identifying Anomalies

Quiz 2

Backtesting

5 Lessons

Work your way through backtesting anomalies with thresholds, eliminating repeats, and experimenting for optimal results.

Improving Accuracy

5 Lessons

Apply your skills to improve anomaly detection accuracy using weighted mean, median, and MAD.

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Haki Benita

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