Data Analytics - Syllabus
Beginner Level:
1. Introduction to Data Analytics
o Definition of data analytics
o Importance and applications in various industries
2. Foundational Statistics
o Descriptive statistics (mean, median, mode, variance, standard deviation)
o Probability basics (events, probability distributions)
3. Data Exploration and Cleaning
o Data types and formats (numerical, categorical, text)
o Data cleaning techniques (handling missing data, outliers)
4. Data Visualization
o Introduction to data visualization tools (Excel, Tableau, matplotlib)
o Types of visualizations (bar charts, histograms, scatter plots)
5. Introduction to Programming for Data Analytics
o Basics of programming languages (Python, R)
o Data structures (lists, arrays, data frames)
6. Basic Machine Learning Concepts
o Introduction to supervised and unsupervised learning
o Basic algorithms (linear regression, clustering)
Intermediate Level:
1. Advanced Data Manipulation
o Data aggregation and summarization
o Joining and merging datasets
2. Advanced Statistical Methods
o Inferential statistics (hypothesis testing, confidence intervals)
o Correlation and regression analysis
3. Advanced Data Visualization
o Interactive visualizations (Plotly, seaborn)
o Geospatial data visualization
4. Machine Learning Algorithms
o Decision trees and random forests
o Support Vector Machines (SVM)
o Model evaluation and validation techniques
5. Database Management and SQL
o Relational databases
o Querying databases with SQL
6. Introduction to Big Data Analytics
o Concepts of big data
o Tools for big data (Hadoop, Spark)
Advanced Level:
1. Advanced Machine Learning
o Ensemble methods (bagging, boosting)
o Neural networks and deep learning basics
o Natural Language Processing (NLP) fundamentals
2. Time Series Analysis
o Time series decomposition
o Forecasting techniques (ARIMA, exponential smoothing)
3. Advanced Topics in Data Analytics
o Text mining and sentiment analysis
o Image recognition and computer vision basics
4. Ethics and Privacy in Data Analytics
o Bias and fairness in machine learning models
o Privacy concerns and regulations
5. Capstone Data Analytics Project
o Real-world data analytics project integrating learned concepts
o Presentation and documentation of findings
