A data analyst is responsible for collecting and analyzing data to aid companies in making informed business decisions. They must develop a variety of skills, including analytical thinking, communication, mathematics, and proficiency in technical tools such as SQL and Python. Salary trends indicate an average annual salary of $83,878 for data analysts, with senior positions earning around $106,882.

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• Who is a Data Analyst?
• What Does a Data Analyst Do?
• RoadMap to Become a Data Analyst
• Roles and Responsibilities
• Skills of a Data Analyst.
• Salary Trends

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5. Who is a Data Analyst?
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A Data Analyst takes data and uses it to help
companies make better business decisions.

6. What does a Data Analyst Do?
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Collect Data
Analyse Data
Create Reports

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What does a Data Analyst Do?

8. RoadMap
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Earn a Bachelor’s Degree
• Computer Science
• Mathematics
• Information Technology
• Statistics
• Finance
• Economics

9. RoadMap
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Earn a Bachelor’s Degree
Fine Tune Technical Skills
• Statistical methods and Packages
• R/Python and/or SAS languages
• Data warehousing and BI
• Data Cleaning, Visualization and Reporting Techniques
• Working knowledge of Hadoop & MapReduce and Machine learning techniques

10. RoadMap
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Earn a Bachelor’s Degree
Fine Tune Technical Skills
Develop Business Skills
• Analytic Problem-Solving
• Effective Communication
• Creative Thinking
• Industry Knowledge

11. RoadMap
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Earn a Bachelor’s Degree
Fine Tune Technical Skills
Develop Business Skills
Master’s Degree or Certifications Programs
• MS/MTech in CS, Statistics, ML
• Big Data Certifications
• Data Analysis / Machine Learning
Certifications

12. RoadMap
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Earn a Bachelor’s Degree
Fine Tune Technical Skills
Develop Business Skills
Master’s Degree or Certifications Programs

13. Roles and Responsibilities
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• Work with IT teams, management and/or data scientists to determine organizational goals
• Mine data from primary and secondary sources
• Clean and prune data to discard irrelevant information
• Analyze and interpret results using standard statistical tools and techniques
• Pinpoint trends, correlations and patterns in complicated data sets
• Identify new opportunities for process improvement
• Provide concise data reports and clear data visualizations for management
• Design, create and maintain relational databases and data systems
• Triage code problems and data-related issues
Depending on their level of expertise, data analysts may:

14. SKILLS
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Analytical skills Communication skills Critical thinking
Attention to detail Mathematics skills Technical skills/tools

15. SKILLS
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Analytical skills
Communication skills
• They work with large amounts of data.
• They need to see through the data and analyze it to find conclusions.
• They present their findings, and translate the data into
understandable documents or reports.
• They need to write and speak clearly and be able to communicate
complex ideas into easily understood terms.

16. SKILLS
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Critical thinking
Attention to detail
• Data analysts must look at the numbers, trends, and data
in order to formulate conclusions.
• Data is precise. Data analysts have to make sure they are attentive in
their analysis to come to correct conclusions.

17. SKILLS
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Mathematics skills
Technical skills/tools
• Data analysts require math skills to process numerical
data.
• There are many technical skills and computer programs that a data
analyst must have in order to be proficient.
• Skills Like: SQL, XML, JavaScript, R, Python, SAS, Hadoop.

18. Salary Trends
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Glassdoor
Data Analyst
Average Salary: $83,878 per year
Minimum: $54,000
Maximum: $107,000
Senior Data Analyst
Average Salary: $106,882 per year
Minimum: $71,000
Maximum: $135,000

19. Companies Hiring Data Analysts
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