Data Training
Use these Self-Guided Learning Courses to familiarize yourself with your licensed EA databases.
This section is designed for users that download our data from the SFTP.
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1- Introduction to EA Data Fulfillment
The Environics Analytics datasets you license have been placed on our SFTP for your retrieval. Using credentials provided to you, log into the SFTP and download your data. The article in this section describes the data fulfillment. Follow the outlined steps for a full understanding of the data delivery.See all articles in section -
2 - Data Documentation
The Documentation folder included in all EA Data fulfillments includes valuable information. The following article provides a detailed description and examples of how to use all of the provided documentation.See all articles in section -
3 - Using Metadata Files
A Metadata document is created for every EA database. In addition to the fields included in the Variables List, the Metadata contains fields to aid in loading the data into database systems and fields to ensure proper querying and calculations.See all articles in section -
4 - Data File Structure
Each database has a series of variables reported at levels of geography. The types of values differ depending on the data. The following videos walk you through the different table structures and different values contained in each database type.See all articles in section -
5 - Working with your licensed EA Data
Now that you have completed the previous Data Review sections, you are prepared to work with your Licensed Data. This section includes a series of videos describing frequently used queries, calculations and data appends.See all articles in section