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What does a data analyst do?

What does a data analyst do? I’ve worked in analytics for 15 years as an analyst, managing analysts, and working with analyst in other companies.Most people don’t really understand what a real day in the life of a data analyst is like. As with most other jobs, there’s a higher proportion of work unrelated to […]

Setting Career Goals

Setting Career GoalsWhether you’re ready for a change now or thinking about the future of your career, this article will help you in setting career goals.Let’s look at how to structure any goal you set to maximize your chances of succeeding and then we’ll look at some specific career goals to set for 2020. SMART Goal […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

Top 4 Data Analytics Tools

Data analytics tools are key for any data analyst or data scientist to know. Which tool should you learn though? I’ll go through several options and the advantages of learning each one for your career in data. From Python to R and SAS, find out which analysis tool will suit you best. These recommendations are based […]

Business Analyst Interview Questions and Answers

How do you sell your BA skills to show the interviewer you’re the best person for the job? The whole point of the interview is for you to bridge the gap between your experience as a business analyst and what the employer is looking for. We’ll look at the most common types of business analyst interview […]

Top 5 Data Visualization Tools

Data visualization is a key communication skill for any data analyst – and almost any businessperson – to know. No matter how great you are at analyzing data, if you can’t package it in a meaningful way, then the impact is often lost. In this video, we’ll look at the top 5 data visualization tools I […]

How to Become a Data Analyst

As this field continues to grow, there are more and more jobs opening up. But how do you become a data analyst? I’ve worked with data analytics for over a decade. I’ll go through 5 steps to getting your first data analyst job. Data analysts work in a massive variety of fields. Some are more programming heavy […]

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