I started my data analyst career taking these beginner courses

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 23:10:19 +0000

This video is specifically for anyone who is new to the data analysis field and looking to have an idea of what competences are required.
Included are some free courses, mostly from edx.org. These courses should get you started before moving on to more advance course.

PS: This is a beginner video and not suitable for intermediate or advanced data analyst.

Time codes
0:00 Beginner guide intro
1:25 Why excel is important
3:11 What are databases
4:10 Types of visualization
5:06 Statistics in data science
7:34 Practice datasets

Resources
Edx - Free
Analyzing Data with Excel - https://bit.ly/3aYhcAQ
Data Processing and Analysis with Excel - https://bit.ly/3m05QCL

Coursera Data Analyst Certificates - Paid
Google Data Analyst Certificate - https://coursera.pxf.io/yRPM1N
IBM Data Analyst Certificate - https://coursera.pxf.io/e45z71

Coursera Excel Specializations - Paid
Excel Skills for Business Specialization - https://coursera.pxf.io/vn9MdL
Excel Skills for Data Analytics and Visualization Specialization - https://coursera.pxf.io/4ex9V3
Excel Skills for Business Forecasting Specialization - https://coursera.pxf.io/Kevbbe

DataCamp - Paid
Power BI PL 300 Certification - https://datacamp.pxf.io/oqADvo
Data Analyst Associate Certification - https://datacamp.pxf.io/zNWGv0

LearnSQL - Paid
SQL Fundamentals - https://bit.ly/3K940IP (5% Discount code --- lsql-5z24dg)

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