Tableau vs Power BI [2020]
Tableau vs Power BI for Data VisualizationData visualization is rapidly growing in popularity and with it has come multiple platforms to make analysis easy even in the absence of knowing a programming language.Tableau and Power BI are two of the most popular options. These tools have a lot of similarities. But if you’re looking for […]
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Top 5 Free Dataset Sources
Top 5 Free Dataset SourcesYou’ve built skills in analytics and now you’re looking to expand them or put them into practice.Where do you turn for free datasets to use? Here are my top 5 free dataset sources. There are MANY more resources available than what I’m going to mention here. These are a few that will […]
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Codecademy Review [2020]
Codecademy Review [2020]I’ve been testing codecademy over the past several weeks to bring you a comprehensive codecademy Review. Should you sign up for codecademy in 2020? We’ll look at their curriculum – including what programming languages are covered and the overall setup of codecademy. We’ll also talk about their learning style, cost, and community / support. Then, based on my […]
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Coronavirus Analysis | Data Prep for Tableau
Coronavirus Analysis – Data Prep for TableauThis tutorial covers how to prep data for Tableau. Specifically, this case study is coronavirus data as of March 19, 2020. While the data continues to build, the available information at that point in time creates a great opportunity to explore data cleaning and dashboard development. Coronavirus Data SourceThis training uses […]
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DataCamp Review [2020]
DataCamp Review [2020]I’ve been testing DataCamp over the past several weeks to bring you a comprehensive DataCamp Review. Should you sign up for DataCamp in 2020? We’ll look at their curriculum – including what programming languages are covered and the overall setup of DataCamp. We’ll also talk about their learning style, cost, and community / support. Then, based […]
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Data Science Laptop Buying Guide [2020]
Data Science Laptop Buying Guide [2020]With 15 years of data analytics experience, I’ve hit the limits of many different laptops. Luckily there have been swift and massive improvements and there are plenty of great options available now.Find out what to look for in a laptop for data science and then see my top 4 options […]
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Data Analyst Skills You Won’t Learn in College
College teaches you a lot of things, but most schools miss some key application skills. You’ll leave college or university with strong data analyst skills. Whether you get a Bachelor’s Degree, Master’s Degree, or PhD, you’ll have strong statistical skills and be able to perform data analysis on textbook cases. Will you really be prepared to use […]
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Qualitative Data Analysis
Qualitative data analysis lets you find patterns and themes in your data. Qualitative data analysis is the process of examining qualitative data to find an explanation for a specific phenomenon. The challenging part of qualitative data analysis is that it can take many different forms depending on what you’re trying to accomplish. In broad terms, most qualitative […]
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Quantitative vs Qualitative Data
Data can generally be divided into two types – quantitative data and qualitative data. A lot of people find these two words confusing so let’s look at the differences. The easiest way to remember the difference between quantitative vs qualitative data is to think about the root of the word. Quantitative data is about quantity or number. […]
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Data Analyst: Expectations vs Reality
I’ve worked in data analysis for over 15 years. I’m breaking down the expectations vs reality for data analysts. Most people that don’t work in analytics have expectations about what a career in big data is like. You might be one of those people. Do you believe a data analytics career requires you to have strong […]
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