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Learning Data Analytics: 1 Foundations

With Robin Hunt Liked by 29,717 users
Duration: 3h 29m Skill level: Beginner Released: 4/22/2021

Course details

Are you interested in pursuing a career in data analytics? In this course, instructor Robin Hunt brings you into the mind of an analyst. She defines and explains foundational concepts, such as how to think about data, how to work with others in different roles to get the data you need, and the tools you need to work with data, such as Excel and Microsoft Access. She introduces you to SQL queries, PowerBI, and more. Robin goes into syntax and explains how to interpret the data you see, find the data you need, and clean the data for effective data work. She explains data governance and how to ask the right questions of different departments to gather the data you need. Robin shows how to work with data, including how to import data, work with flat files such as CSVs, and create datasets for others. Robin goes into what cleaning and modeling mean, as well as how to use Power Query in Excel. She has also added challenge/solution sets in each chapter to help you evaluate your skills.

This course is part of a Professional Certificate from Microsoft.

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    Data Analyst|Physical Training Instructor|Customer Service Agent|Entrepreneur

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    Suhani Singh

    B.Tech Computer Science Student | Skilled in Python, Power BI & MySQL | Seeking Opportunities in Data Analysis

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    Laxmi Ukkali

    BCA final year Student |Aspiring Data Analyst |Excel|SQL|Python|PowerBi|Problem - Solving|

    5/5 April 23, 2025
    This was very helpful course and trustworthy. Thank You 😊
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  • Practice while you learn 2 exercise files
  • Test your knowledge 7 quizzes
  • Learn on the go Access on tablet and phone
  • Stay up to date Continuing Education Units

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