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Data Analyst Interview Questions Part1

The document provides a set of interview questions and answers for freshers applying for data analyst positions. It covers key concepts such as data analysis, the data analysis process, data cleaning, differences between structured and unstructured data, and tools used for analysis. Additionally, it explains KPIs, relational databases, and the distinction between primary and foreign keys.

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Data Analyst Interview Questions Part1

The document provides a set of interview questions and answers for freshers applying for data analyst positions. It covers key concepts such as data analysis, the data analysis process, data cleaning, differences between structured and unstructured data, and tools used for analysis. Additionally, it explains KPIs, relational databases, and the distinction between primary and foreign keys.

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Data Analyst Interview Questions (For Freshers)

1. What is data analysis?

Data analysis is the process of cleaning, transforming, and interpreting data to extract useful

insights. It helps businesses make decisions based on facts and patterns in data. It involves

collecting data, exploring it using tools like Excel or Python, and presenting results using

dashboards or reports.

2. What are the steps in a data analysis process?

1. Define the problem or question

2. Collect the relevant data

3. Clean the data (remove errors, missing values)

4. Analyze the data using tools (Excel, SQL, Python)

5. Visualize the results using charts or dashboards

6. Interpret insights and share findings with stakeholders

3. What is data cleaning and why is it important?

Data cleaning is removing errors, duplicates, and missing or incorrect values in a dataset. Clean

data ensures accurate analysis and better decisions. If data is messy, results can be misleading. Its

like preparing ingredients before cooking essential!

4. What is the difference between structured and unstructured data?

Structured data is organized in rows and columns (like Excel or databases). Its easy to search and

analyze. Unstructured data includes images, videos, emails, PDFs things not arranged in a tabular

form and harder to analyze.

5. What is the difference between data analysis and data science?

Data analysis focuses on understanding data and finding patterns. Data science includes data

analysis plus machine learning and predictions. Analysts explain what happened. Data scientists try

to find why it happened or what will happen next.

6. What tools do you use for data analysis?


I use SQL to query databases, Python (Pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib) to process and visualize data,

Excel for cleaning and basic charts, and Power BI to create dashboards.

7. What is a data dashboard?

A dashboard is a visual display of key metrics using charts and graphs. It helps users understand

the data at a glance. Power BI and Tableau are popular tools for this.

8. What are KPIs?

KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) are measurable values that show how well a company is

achieving business goals. Example: Sales growth, conversion rate, or customer retention.

9. What is a relational database?

A relational database stores data in tables that are linked by relationships (like customer ID in one

table and orders in another). SQL is used to interact with these databases.

10. What is the difference between primary key and foreign key?

Primary key uniquely identifies each row in a table. Foreign key is a reference to a primary key in

another table, used to link tables.

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