Roadmap to Becoming Job-Ready in Data Analysis and Data Science
(3 Months)
Month 1: Foundations
1. Introduction to Data Analysis and Data Science
What is Data Analysis?
o Process of cleaning, transforming, and visualizing data to find useful information.
What is Data Science?
o A broader field involving statistics, programming, and machine learning to extract
insights and build predictive models.
Applications: Business analytics, healthcare, e-commerce, finance, etc.
2. Learn Basic Tools
Microsoft Excel
o Basics: Data cleaning, formulas, and pivot tables.
o Advanced: Charts, conditional formatting, and VBA basics.
SQL (Structured Query Language)
o Basics: SELECT, WHERE, JOIN, GROUP BY.
o Advanced: Subqueries, window functions, and optimization.
3. Python Programming
Why Python? Widely used in data analysis and data science due to its simplicity and
powerful libraries.
Learn basics: Variables, data types, loops, and functions.
Libraries to master:
o NumPy: For numerical computations.
o Pandas: For data manipulation and cleaning.
4. Statistics and Probability
Key Topics:
o Mean, median, mode, variance, and standard deviation.
o Probability basics, distributions (normal, binomial), and central limit theorem.
o Hypothesis testing: Null hypothesis, p-value, and significance levels.
Practice
Work with simple datasets in Excel and Python.
Use SQL to query free datasets (e.g., on Kaggle).
Month 2: Intermediate Skills
1. Data Visualization
Why It Matters? Helps communicate insights effectively.
Tools to learn:
o Matplotlib and Seaborn (Python): For charts like bar graphs, histograms, and
heatmaps.
o Tableau/Power BI: For interactive dashboards.
2. Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA)
Steps:
o Understand the dataset (structure, missing values, and duplicates).
o Visualize data distributions and relationships.
o Identify trends, patterns, and outliers.
Practice with Python (Pandas and Seaborn).
3. Machine Learning Basics
Key Concepts:
o Supervised vs. Unsupervised Learning.
o Regression (Linear, Logistic) and Classification (e.g., Decision Trees, SVM).
o Clustering (e.g., K-Means).
Learn Scikit-Learn (Python) for implementing models.
4. Data Cleaning and Preprocessing
Handling missing values (e.g., imputation).
Removing duplicates and outliers.
Feature scaling and encoding categorical variables.
Practice
Perform EDA on datasets (e.g., Titanic dataset).
Implement simple machine learning models (e.g., predict house prices).
Create dashboards in Tableau/Power BI.
Month 3: Advanced Skills and Projects
1. Advanced Python Libraries
Scikit-Learn: Advanced model tuning (grid search, cross-validation).
Statsmodels: For statistical modeling.
TensorFlow/PyTorch (optional): Basics of deep learning.
2. Advanced Machine Learning
Topics:
o Feature engineering.
o Ensemble methods (Random Forest, XGBoost).
o Model evaluation (precision, recall, ROC-AUC).
3. Big Data Tools (Optional)
Learn about Hadoop and Spark for handling large datasets.
Introduction to cloud platforms: AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure.
4. Domain Knowledge
Understand the industry (e.g., finance, healthcare).
Learn to apply data science to specific business problems.
Daily Time Commitment
3–4 hours/day:
o 1 hour: Theory (read/watch tutorials).
o 1 hour: Practice exercises.
o 1–2 hours: Projects.
Outcome
By the end of 3 months, your friend should:
Understand the basics of data analysis and data science.
Be proficient in Python, SQL, and data visualization tools.
Have completed at least 2–3 portfolio projects to showcase skills.
Be ready to apply for entry-level data analyst or junior data scientist roles.
Resources :-
This is a good channel that has every subject related to data science / analytics
https://www.youtube.com/@LearningMonkey/playlists
SQL
Find your own resource , make sure to do leatcode questions of SQL , master SQL end to end
Python
Just focus on campus x videos (the one with the codes) that will be enough
Machine Learning
Youtube playlist Campus X
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKnIA16_Rmvbr7zKYQuBfsVkjoLcJgxHH
Deep Learning
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKnIA16_RmvYuZauWaPlRTC54KxSNLtNn
Maths/ Stats -Linear algebra
One good channel is stats o bam to learn stats and maths
https://www.youtube.com/@statquest
Projects
I Will tell after the end of February
Link to Data Science Books
