KNIME Training Overview
KNIME is an intuitive, open-source data analytics platform that transforms how you interact with data, offering a visual workbench and sophisticated tools for in-depth exploration, seamless automation, and impactful storytelling. This Introduction to KNIME course prepares attendees to move beyond Excel's constraints and confidently use KNIME to extract actionable insights from data without coding.
Location and Pricing
Accelebrate offers instructor-led enterprise training for groups of 3 or more online or at your site. Most Accelebrate classes can be flexibly scheduled for your group, including delivery in half-day segments across a week or set of weeks. To receive a customized proposal and price quote for private corporate training on-site or online, please contact us.
In addition, some courses are available as live, instructor-led training from one of our partners.
Objectives
- Master KNIME's visual workflow and use intuitive nodes to connect, manipulate, and analyze data efficiently
- Unify diverse data sources, including spreadsheets, databases, and text files
- Craft impactful data visualizations that communicate insights and drive strategic decision-making
- Apply custom functions, M code automation, and workflow optimization for maximum efficiency
- Use basic statistics and modeling tools to extract robust insights from data
- Use KNIME's reporting capabilities to craft professional presentations and share your findings effectively
Prerequisites
An understanding of relational database fundamentals (table relationships, keys, etc.) is helpful but not required. Similarly, knowledge of SQL SELECT statements is helpful in some contexts but not required.
Outline
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Introduction
Becoming proficient at KNIME and comparing KNIME to Excel
- Key differences between Excel and KNIME
- How formulas and calculations work in KNIME
- When and why KNIME might be the better option
- Input and Output operations with Excel files
- Filtering and Deleting both Rows and Columns
- Equivalent operations in KNIME to VLOOKUP in Excel
- Working with Data Types in KNIME
- Formatting Excel Tables
Accessing data, data integration, and ETL operations in KNIME
- Reading .CSV and Database files
- Orientation to Intermediate level KNIME features
- Data Integration
- Additional Row and Column transformations
- Date and Time Functions
- Components and Meta Nodes
- Missing Values
Basic Data Visualizations and Reporting in KNIME
- Orientation to data visualizations and reporting in KNIME
- When to consider doing visualizations in KNIME
- Practice with common chart types in KNIME
- Data interactivity with visualizations
- Combining visualizations with composite views and interactive dashboards
- The Tableau writer node
Analytics Basics in KNIME
- Orientation to basic statistics and modeling in KNIME
- Statistical inference and T-test
- Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)
- Regression basics including scatter plot
- Time series basics
Conclusion
Training Materials
All KNIME training attendees receive comprehensive courseware.
Software Requirements
Attendees will not need to install any software on their computer for this class. The class will be conducted in a remote environment that Accelebrate will provide; students will only need a local computer with a web browser and a stable Internet connection. Any recent version of Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, or Google Chrome will be fine.
