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Sai Kumar Bysani

Common
Interview
Topics for
Data Analysts

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SQL

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Basic Queries: SELECT, WHERE, ORDER


BY, GROUP BY, HAVING
Joins: INNER, LEFT, RIGHT, FULL
Aggregate Functions: COUNT, SUM, AVG,
MAX, MIN
Advanced Techniques: Subqueries, CTEs
(WITH clause), Window Functions (OVER,
PARTITION BY)
UNION and UNION ALL for combining
result sets
CASE statements for conditional logic
Indexing and query optimization

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Excel

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Basic Operations: Cell operations,


formulas (SUMIFS, COUNTIFS, LOOKUPS)
PivotTables & PivotCharts: Data analysis
and visualization
Advanced Skills: Data Model, Power Pivot,
What-if analysis
Advanced functions: XLOOKUP, INDEX-
MATCH, array formulas
VBA basics for automation

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Data Visualization (Power


BI/Tableau)

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Data Modeling: Importing data, managing


relationships
Data Transformation: Tableau Prep/Power
Query
Creating Calculations: Calculated Fields/DAX
Visualization: Building interactive dashboards
and reports
Advanced Features: Parameters, Sets, Actions
(Tableau) / DAX, Power Query M (Power BI)
Publishing and Sharing: Server deployment,
access control
Connecting to various data sources

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Cloud Computing

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Benefits: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud


Storage Solutions: S3, Azure Blob Storage,
Google Cloud Storage
Analytics Tools: BigQuery, Redshift, Snowflake
Cost Management: Strategies for optimization
Serverless computing basics (e.g., AWS
Lambda, Azure Functions)

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Python Programming

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Basics: Syntax, control structures, data


structures
Libraries: Pandas & NumPy for data
manipulation
Visualization: Plotting with Matplotlib, Seaborn
Scikit-learn for basic machine learning tasks
Web scraping basics (BeautifulSoup,
Requests)

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Statistics & Probability

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Descriptive Statistics: Mean, Median, Mode,


Standard Deviation
Probability: Distributions, Hypothesis Testing,
P-values
Analysis: Confidence Intervals, Correlation,
Simple Linear Regression
Multiple regression and logistic regression
A/B testing basics

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Additional Skills:

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Data Cleaning: Techniques for handling


missing or inconsistent data
Data Visualization: Experience with tools like
Tableau or similar
Communication: Ability to present findings
clearly and effectively
Version control (Git basics)
ETL processes and tools

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