WELCOME TO DATA

ANALYTICS !!!
This is a milestone in adding one
more
professional skill to your portfolio

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 Why Start a Career
as a Data Analyst?
Companies in all sectors need specialists who can harness data, analyze it, extract
meaningful data-driven insights from it, and use those insights to help them to solve key
business problems. As a result, there are several reasons why you might consider a
career as a data analyst:
• The demand for roles. The job market for data analysts booming, and it’s not
showing signs of slowing down anytime soon. Data from the US Bureau of Labor
Statistics suggest the number of jobs for analysts is expected to grow by 23% between
2021 and 2031. If you’re looking for a future-proof career, this could be the one.
• The salary. Data analyst roles are typically well-paid, with
average salaries in the US around $63,632.
• The job satisfaction. Data analysts are generally pretty happy with their jobs,
according to PayScale data, with an average of 3.9 out of 5 stars.

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 Five Steps to Becoming
a Data Analyst
If you want to pursue a career as a data analyst, there are five main
steps you’ll need to take:
• Learn the essential data analysis skills
• Gain a qualification that demonstrates these skills
• Practice your data analyst skills on a variety of projects
• Create a portfolio of your work
• Apply for entry-level data analyst jobs

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 STEP 1
Learn The Essential
Data Analysis Skills
Start with the basics of data analysis
Learning to analyze data will require some intensive study, dedication, and a great deal of
practice. An aspiring data analyst should be creative and curious about data, have an
exploratory mindset, be able to think analytically, be able to work both independently or in
a team and be willing to dedicate the necessary time and effort. These are all qualities that
will help ensure your success.
You’ll want to start by mastering some basic data analysis skills, such as the
fundamentals of statistics, which covers topics such as including measures of center and
spread, probability distributions, and hypothesis testing.
You can also start with things like data analysis in spreadsheets to get a feel of collecting
and wrangling, and learn how exploratory data analysis in Power BI and other tools
works.

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 STEP 2
Get Qualified in Data Analysis
Most employers will want to see evidence of your
qualifications in data analysis. There are various routes to
this, and much of it depends on your current level of
education and familiarity with the subject matter.
A degree isn’t necessary to become a data analyst, but it
can certainly help. Similarly, choosing to attend this
training is a positive choice.

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 STEP 3
Practice Your
Data Analyst Skills
Once you’ve mastered some of the essential skills, you’ll need to start
developing them on your own. There are a variety of ways you can do
so:
Work on individual projects; At this stage, having access to some
real, clean datasets and preselected ideas to explore will help maintain
your interest in learning and avoid the distractions of additional
searching or brainstorming.
Use free datasets for data analysis projects; Datalab, Kaggle,
Data.gov, Google Dataset Search, UCI Machine Learning Repository,
GitHub, Stackoverflow, etc.

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 STEP 4
Create A Data Analyst
Portfolio of Projects
By this point, you should be well on your way to becoming a data analyst. However, to get
in front of potential employers, you’ll need to have a portfolio of your work. While there is
no exact formula, you can think about including some of the following elements in your
portfolio as you work towards becoming a data analyst:
• Data cleaning projects. Show that you can prepare raw data for analysis.
• Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) projects. Demonstrate your ability to summarize
and visualize data.
• Statistical analysis or machine learning projects. Prove your skills in drawing
insights or making predictions from data.
• Business analysis projects. Exhibit your understanding of how data-driven decisions
impact business metrics.
• Soft skills. Include any presentations or reports you've written to showcase your
communication skills.
When you feel that you are ready to explore a specific business area of your choice,
Data you
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may start focusing on gaining domain knowledge and making individual projects related to
 Step 5
Start Applying For
Entry-Level Data Analyst Jobs
To get a job as a data analyst, here are the basic technical skills that
companies usually expect to see:
Python or R (especially their specialized libraries for data analysis),
SQL, Statistics, Data cleaning and wrangling, Data analysis, Data
visualization, Web scraping, Debugging, Data storytelling, Dealing
with unstructured data
If the list above looks overwhelming to you, don't feel discouraged;
you likely won't need all these skills for every data analyst job. Usually,
each company looks for a different set of skills in a suitable candidate.

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 Don’t forget the SOFT SKILLS !
Finally, don’t forget that there are also some important data analyst soft skills:
Analytical thinking, Multitasking, Curiosity, Creativity, Communication skills,
Flexibility, Ability to work both independently and in a team, Decision making,
Business domain knowledge.
In addition, you’ll need to;
Create a professional data analyst resume
Develop your online profiles
Network with other data professionals
Applying for data analyst job openings, etc.

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 What then is Data Analytics
and Analytical Thinking ?
Data analytics is the process of using data to gain insight in other to make data
driven decision.
This profession is defined as the process of collecting information, processing
that information and drawing relevant conclusion to make (informed) data-driven
decisions.
With the analysis made from the information gotten, a business can measure 3
basic things; What factors increases our revenue or profit? What factors incurred
much cost to us and how do we reduce it? And what ways can we improve or
optimize a particular process?
Analytical thinking is when an analyst identifies and defines a problem then
solves it using data in a step by step manner.

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 SOME IMPORTANT
INFOGRAPHS

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