Data Analyst Roadmap
1️⃣ Learn the Basics of Data Analysis
• 📊 Excel / Google Sheets → formulas, pivot tables, charts
• 📐 Statistics → averages, medians, standard deviation, correlation, probability basics
• 🎨 Data Visualization Principles → making clear and engaging charts
2️⃣ Learn Core Technical Tools
• 🗄 SQL → query databases
• 🐍 Python (Pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib, Seaborn) → clean, analyze & visualize data
• 📈 Power BI / Tableau → build interactive dashboards
3️⃣ Practice Real Data Cleaning & Analysis
• 🧹 Handle missing values, remove duplicates, fix data types
• 🔗 Merge datasets and perform transformations
• 🕵♂️ Answer business questions from raw data
4️⃣ Tell Stories with Data
• 📊 Create dashboards that explain why something happened
• 🖼 Use PowerPoint or Canva for presentations
5️⃣ Build a Portfolio
• 🌐 Find datasets on Kaggle, data.gov, etc.
• 📝 Create 3–5 projects (sales analysis, customer trends, marketing campaign results)
• 🚀 Share on GitHub & LinkedIn
6️⃣ Understand Business Metrics
• 🏪 Learn industry KPIs (retail → revenue, inventory turnover)
• 🏪 Track performance over time
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7️⃣ Soft Skills
• 🗣 Communication → explain complex findings simply
• 🧠 Problem Solving → ask the right questions
• 🔍 Critical Thinking → spot patterns & inconsistencies
