This document provides an introduction to single-cell RNA-seq (scRNA-seq) analysis. It discusses different scRNA-seq assays such as Smart-Seq2, Drop-seq, and 10X, and how their protocols and sequencing outputs differ. It also covers scRNA-seq data characteristics like zero inflation and overdispersion. The document outlines common analysis steps like filtering, dimensionality reduction, clustering, and differential expression. It emphasizes that scRNA-seq data requires specialized analysis due to its noisy and sparse nature compared to bulk RNA-seq data.