For data analysis to begin, the first and most crucial step is data

preparation. companies spend billions on collecting and analysing data

using various data analysis tools, it may not always turn out to be
profitable — the most hindering part being improper data preparation.
While it may sound easy, data preparation involves a lot of steps such as
data integration, profiling, data cleaning, data governance, ensuring the
portability of data and more. Given the fact that data analysis is an
expensive affair, it is important that data preparation is done in an
efficient way and that these questions are asked before preparing the
data.