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Data analytics is the collection, transformation, and organization of data in order to draw conclusions, make predictions, and drive informed decision making. Learn more about data analytics and career opportunities with these resources.
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Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Rmarkdown, Data Visualization, Data Presentation, Data Ethics, Data Cleansing, Data Validation, Ggplot2, R (Software), Tableau Software, Sampling (Statistics), Spreadsheet Software, Data Analysis, Stakeholder Communications, Data Processing, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), File Management, Web Presence, Data Structures, Interviewing Skills
Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Data Mining, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Presentation, Data Analysis, Dashboard, Analysis, Analytics, Data Visualization, Big Data, Data Storage Technologies, Analytical Skills, Data Wrangling, Data Science, Data Mart, Data Warehousing, Data Processing, Data Storage, Data Lakes, Microsoft Excel
Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Data Storytelling, Power BI, Dashboard, Data Presentation, Transact-SQL, SQL, Microsoft SQL Servers, Excel Formulas, Microsoft Excel, Pivot Tables And Charts, Data Cleansing, Transaction Processing, Prompt Engineering, Data Manipulation, Data Processing, Data Analysis, Dashboard Creation, Business Intelligence, Data Management
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![[Featured Image] A group of three business analysts go over a business analysis report before presenting it to their leadership.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/66m9XM0QhN0hjJKBKNtH3k/00cea63690efe80ef465dbcd7b7cb3a7/GettyImages-1473508665.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A forecasting analyst sits from their sofa and works from home, using a laptop and paperwork for business forecasting.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/4HVaylY2RtnjdY0OFDVQcB/be5e9233049d009e2dfc3c8371e30ce6/GettyImages-1273425412-converted-from-jpg.webp?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] The hands of a technical support agent are plugging in cables to a server to build a business intelligence architecture for a company.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/4ncXbay10ArUVePfGKB7Ie/60e38f974a8fa6968a469a27c9280348/GettyImages-1290001017.webp?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A businesswoman's hand is holding a tablet with a chart created using business analytics software.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/2FTErgad8D8de9avzSHVCS/da6e31d2c82442c31a197cbca0f2f999/GettyImages-2159201146.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] The hands of a businessperson are typing on a laptop in a Google spreadsheet that has frozen rows of information.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/6eJK5bDgHs2E7bEJSB2Oio/55b6bd3f61a7feafd3e4bb615cce6677/GettyImages-71916142.webp?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A person is on a laptop learning how to lock cells in Google Sheets.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/1SE3sXAnuY2SoLZ2mwdpDa/709bd84142c16c09908f97dbceb47095/GettyImages-1600877824.webp?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Video thumbnail] Become an IT business analyst](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/16ctDWZTTXrlnQJYzuJmgt/c4cf35d4d60bf44e48a5e2792a1297de/Become_an__IT_Business_Analyst_.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A data analyst wearing glasses ponders as she looks at her two computer screens and works with A/B testing tools.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/2XLF97iG753yZ4Hbb3HXm8/ef5d93889ae090627abc4ca12ed00e3a/GettyImages-2163224678.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A business analyst sits in their office and uses cross filter direction Power BI on a project.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/iykYCxMq2apyY6XXqrvz3/1de1d74216d2e29c7a507dae919ce5fb/GettyImages-1662651233.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] Two data science colleagues look at a laptop and discuss the relevance of star schema.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/1zkLIFdIx7z97zXtpro4ED/f9b080b6eb3ec9410794f458393b283e/GettyImages-1864307510-converted-from-jpg.webp?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured image] Two coworkers looking at a computer screen are performing analytics consulting for a client.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/4TSDhWGZEm5DyQIWEx9ruK/946f10c4475a47f040615c27629d8908/GettyImages-2156161117.webp?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Feature Image] After researching “What is demand forecasting,” and learning how to perform this analytical process, an inventory analyst uses the process to manage orders.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/TiRI8ePQpvBj1MS5tnvK1/a5a1432f2e03aec01ed376e68f622241/gettyimages-1311977471.webp?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
