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I’ve been working full-time as a Data Analyst for the last 6 months. Landing this position took 3+ years, 200+ job applications, and a whole lot of stress.
If I could start over, I think I could cut that time and effort in half.
Here’s how I’d do it:
How to Become a Data Analyst (If I Could Start Over)
What I’d Learn First:
- SQL: Data lives in a database. Learn to speak database. (Creating and querying a database, manipulating data, schema design, joining tables, aggregations.)
- Python: Whether you need a quick and dirty exploration or a fine-tuned data visualization, Python has your back at every step of the analysis. (Fundamentals, data structures, data exploration, data cleaning, analytics/visualization libraries: pandas, NumPy, sci-kit learn, Matplotlib.)
- Statistics: A strong probability and statistics foundation is a very important part of any data…
