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SQL is the undisputed king of the Data industry.
Data engineers, Data Scientists, Data Analysts all play with it on a daily basis. Here's how you hone your SQL skills for the upcoming hiring season 💰
SQL is the most essential skill in the Data Industry.
Analysts, Scientists, Engineers all use it at some level. If you are eyeing any of these roles, learn it for free here ⤵️
SQL is the meat and potatoes of Data Analytics. A must-have skill no matter which industry you want to get into.
Sharpen your skills through case studies here ⏬
DATA ANALYSTS UNITE!
Google has launched 'Interview Warmup', a tool that lets you practice answering questions to get more confident and comfortable with the interview process and gain insights. Data Analytics is one of the 6 fields it currently offers.
How I would study Data Analytics if I had to start over :
📚 Excel : Youtube + Projects
📚 Tableau : Youtube + Projects
📚 SQL : SQLBolt + Case Studies
📚 Python : learnpython .org + Projects
📚 Portfolio building
Data Analyst Skill Set Checklist
✅ Math and Statistics
✅ Excel
✅ SQL
✅ Data Visualization (Tableau/ Power BI)
✅ Data Cleaning
✅ Scripting Language ( Python / R )
✅ Data Storytelling
✅ Presentation
✅ Communication
Learn ALL these for $1. Details below 👇
Python is the
#1
in-demand skill in the tech world right now and the best addition to your Data Analysis toolbelt.
Learn it for FREE with these beginner friendly courses 🔽
Most recruiters prefer a Portfolio over a Resume.
Building your Data Analyst Portfolio is the biggest investment you can do to your career!
START here ⏬
Crush Data Analytics in the second half of 2022 🎯
🏹July - Statistics
🏹August - Excel
🏹September - Tableau / Power BI
🏹October - SQL
🏹November - Python
🏹December - Projects + Interview Prep
I can't stress enough how big of a blessing Khan Academy is on the internet. High quality, free courses available for almost any skill you can think of.
Here's how you can leverage it for your Data journey ⏬
This is your sign to practice SQL this weekend 🏆
A list of my favorite questions asked by FAANG and other top tech companies you can start with, no matter which learning level you are at 🏅
If you aspire to be in the Data industry. Make Kaggle your best friend. It's rich in content, beginner-friendly and free to use.
Here's how you can explore this goldmine today 🥇
FUTURE DATA ANALYSTS UNITE! 💪
If you are learning the Data Analysis tech stack and preparing for interviews I have some GOOD news for you! 🔥
Follow along 👇
Data Analysis Project Ideas that'll set you apart Part 2 ( from the community ):
💡 Energy Consumption Analysis
💡 Depression Rates Analysis
💡 Inflation Rates Evolution Analysis
💡 Air Quality Analysis
💡 Student Dropout Analysis
💡 Movie/TV series Sentiment Analysis
5 Beginner Data Analysis projects that help you check all the boxes✅
🏅 Data visualization ( Tableau / BI )
🏅 Data Cleaning ( SQL / Excel )
🏅 EDA ( Python / R )
🏅 Web Scraping ( Python )
🏅 Sentiment Analysis ( Python / R )
Data Cleaning is a HUGE part of a Data Analyst's day.
Here are some SQL functions that come in handy :
🧼 CAST
🧼 TRIM
🧼 SUBSTR
🧼 LEFT/RIGHT
🧼 STRPOS
🧼 EXTRACT
🧼 COALESCE
🧼 CONCAT
My TOP 3 Data visualization books for all the aspiring Data Analysts out here -
📘 "Storytelling With Data” by Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic
📕 "Visualize This” by Nathan Yau
📙 "The Big Book of Dashboards” by Steve Wexler, Jeffrey Shaffer, and Andy Cotgreave
I went down the ultimate Data Analyst rabbit hole this weekend.
🤓Did so many SQL exercises, thanks to my newly found addiction of
🤓Learnt so many new ways of visualizing data in Tableau
Get ready for so many more threads on each!
Must follow topics to follow on Medium to get top notch Data Analysis content :
📖 Data
📖 Data Analytics
📖 Data Analysis
📖 Python
📖 Data Visualization
📖 Tableau
📖 Power BI
📖 Data Analyst
Favorite Youtube channels for Data Analytics content Part 2 (from the community) :
📺 Codebasics
📺 Luke Barouse
📺 Thu vu analytics
📺 Shashank Kalanithi
📺 Sundas Khalid
📺The worklifeman
📺 David Data
📺 Tina Huang
Gold mine channels worth checking out -
🏅 StatQuest with Josh Starmer - Statistics and ML
🏅 Luke Barousse - Data Anlaytics
🏅 Alex the Analyst - Data Anlaytics
🏅 sentdex - Python
🏅 Abdul Bari - DSA
🏅 Krish Naik - Data Science and Analytics
8000+ friends, thank you for everything 🌻
If you are interested in:
🐍 Python
🐼 Pandas
📗 Microsoft Excel
🗃️ SQL
📈 Tableau
👩🔬 Data Science
🤖 Machine Learning
📊 Data Analytics
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A thread of all the content I have shared on Twitter you won't want to miss.🥳
12k+ friends🥺, thank you for everything 🌻
If you are interested in:
🐍 Python
🐼 Pandas
📗 Microsoft Excel
🗃️ SQL
📈 Tableau
👩🔬 Data Science
🤖 Machine Learning
📊 Data Analytics
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A thread of all the content I have shared on Twitter you won't want to miss.🥳
Excel is an essential requirement in the Data Analytics field and a great add-on to your skillset no matter what your field.
An excellent resource to learn EXCEL the easy way using illustrations for FREE🖼️
Where my afraid to get started with coding folks at?
This one's for you. Kaggle launched a hands-on micro course, this time with no coding experience required.
A 5-hour course introducing you to one of the most in demand skills in the world, Python. Link below ⬇️
PORTFOLIOS are replacing resumes in the hiring world. Here are some of the best Data Analyst portfolios I have come across :
✨ claudiatenhoope .com
✨ naledi .co.uk
✨ gerinberg .com
✨ ameskle .com/data-portfolio
✨ denacoduri .com/portfolio/
Where to host your Data Analyst Portfolio -
🍭 Python / SQL code files - Github
🍭 Visualizations - Tableau Public
🍭 Report/Presentation - Google Drive
Link them all together on your website and get paid🥳
A Day as a Data Analyst -
What people think :
❎ Make charts and dashboards
What it really is :
✅ Gather data
✅ Clean data
✅ Analyze data
✅ Meet with stakeholders
✅ Share the results in a more understandable form
Who's up for the challenge?🔥
For a Data Analyst, a portfolio is monumental in the hiring process, places you can host your Data Analyst portfolio -
👣 Personal website
👣 Tableau Public
👣 Github
👣 Wix
👣 Kaggle
SQL is a must-have skill as a Data Analyst and comprises a huge part of the interview process.
Practice it here:
🧑💻Leetcode
🧑💻Hackerrank
🧑💻W3Schools
🧑💻StrataScratch
🧑💻Lintcode
🧑💻SQLPad
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If you are interested in:
🐍 Python
🐼 Pandas
📗 Microsoft Excel
🗃️ SQL
📈 Tableau
🕰️ Microsoft Power BI
👩🔬 Data Science
🤖 Machine Learning
📊 Data Analytics
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I'm planning on using Twitter to share a lot of content that you won't want to miss.🥳
5000+ friends, super grateful 🌻
If you are interested in:
🐍 Python
🐼 Pandas
📗 Microsoft Excel
🗃️ SQL
📈 Tableau
👩🔬 Data Science
🤖 Machine Learning
📊 Data Analytics
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A thread of all the content I have shared on Twitter you won't want to miss.🥳
Thousands of people embark on their Data Analysis journey each day.
Good for you, not many continue.
So I created an easy to follow, effective, free curriculum that keeps you accountable. Introducing -
✨ 15 DAYS OF SQL ✨
Quality Projects are the best and ONLY way to stand out from the piles of resume recruiters receives every day!
4 FREE live trainings to create awesome Data Analysis projects 🔥 👇
50000+ followers on this bird app. Truly grateful ❤️
I talk about :
🐍 Python
🐼 Pandas
📗 Microsoft Excel
🗃️ SQL ( A lot )
📈 Tableau
📊 Data Analytics
If this is something that interests you, let's grow together ✨
GIVEAWAY details below 👇
Project-centered learning playlists for Data Analysts on Youtube🌭
🌭 Alex The Analyst's Data Analyst Portfolio Projects
🌭 codebasics' Data Analysis Projects
🌭 Ali Ahmad's Data Analyst Portfolio Project
Youtube is free university if you know how to leverage it properly.
Youtube channels providing top notch Excel content -
📗 excelisfun
📗 TeachExcel
📗 Excel Campus - Jon
📗 Alex the Analyst
📗 Kelvin Stratvert
Interesting websites to find data for your next project:
🔥 Crime Data -murderdata .org/
🔥 NYC Data - opendata.cityofnewyork .us/
🔥 NASA Data - data.nasa .gov/browse
🔥 WHO Covid Data - covid19.who .int/data
🔥 Yelp Data - www.yelp .com/dataset
Tutorial for each dropping soon!
Online tools to learn and practice SQL:
🐬 W3Schools
🐬 Hackerrank
🐬 DB-Fiddle
🐬 Datacamp
🐬 SQLZoo
🐬 Oracle LIVE SQL
Having practical knowledge of SQL is one of the key requirements for Data Analyst roles. Thanks to these tools, you can now practice them on your browser!
It's that time of the year round the corner again.
To help you, I have created a list of 100+ Data Analyst interview questions covering all areas and topics💼
Reply with your dream company/industry and I'll DM it to you.
Must be following so I can DM.
Go🚀
If you want to get started with Data but fear coding.
You don't have to learn a heck ton of languages.
1. SQL
2. R OR Python
Get started.
FREE Resources down below👇
SQL Queries I use daily as a Data Analyst:
🐷 Count per Category
🐷 Distinct Values
🐷 Selection by date component
🐷 Cumulative total
🐷 Joining tables
🐷 Pattern matching
🐷 Updating values
Reply below with yours!🐷
Data Visualization Tools you can learn as a Data Analyst:
🧩 Tableau
🧩 Microsoft Power BI
🧩 Qlik
🧩 Looker
🧩 ZOHO
🧩 IBM Watson
Pick ONE. Get started. Get Paid💰
Excel ✅
Data viz tool✅
SQL ✅
So what next? Here's what I suggest👇
🪐 Get experience with real world data
🪐 Build projects
🪐 Learn Python or R
🪐 Host your portfolio
🪐 Build an online presence
SQL is the most in-demand skill in the data industry. Here's why you should learn it :
📝Beginner friendly
📝The learning curve is easy and gradual
📝Can be integrated with almost any software and language.
📝Data Analyst/Scientist/Engineer, it is a key skill for all roles.
How to launch your career as a freelancer in Data Analytics :
🚀 Learn SQL , Excel and Data Viz
🚀 Create a portfolio
🚀 Build your brand
🚀 Work on your communication skills
🚀 Network, network, network
5 Project Ideas if you are getting started with Data Analytics / Data Science📈
☃️Dashboard using Tableau/Power BI
☃️Data Cleaning using Excel/Pandas
☃️Data Exploration using Excel/Pandas
☃️Data Wrangling using SQL
☃️Forecasting report
What People think Dashboard creation looks like :
Data -> Dashboard
What is actually looks like :
Scraping -> Data -> Excel/SQL -> Clean Data -> Palette Selection -> Figma -> Template -> Tableau -> Dashboard
Just saying🙃