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Data Analysis Roadmap (2025)
Data Analysis Roadmap (2025)
� 1. Foundations (Beginner)
📌 Understand the Basics
What is Data Analysis?
Types of Data: Structured, Unstructured
Types of Analysis: Descriptive, Diagnostic, Predictive, Prescriptive
📌 Learn Essential Tools
Spreadsheets (Excel/Google Sheets)
o Formulas, Functions (VLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH)
o Pivot Tables
o Charts and Graphs
📌 Learn Basic Statistics
Mean, Median, Mode, Range
Standard Deviation, Variance
Probability, Distributions
Correlation vs Causation
💻 2. Programming for Data Analysis
📌 Learn Python or R (Python recommended)
Variables, Data Types
Lists, Tuples, Dictionaries
Loops, Conditions, Functions
📌 Python Libraries
NumPy – Numerical computations
Pandas – DataFrames, data cleaning
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Matplotlib/Seaborn – Data visualization
� 3. Data Wrangling & Cleaning
Handling missing data
Removing duplicates
Data type conversions
String operations
Working with dates and times
📊 4. Data Visualization
📌 Visualization Tools & Libraries
Python: Matplotlib, Seaborn, Plotly
R: ggplot2
Power BI or Tableau (drag-and-drop visual analytics)
Dashboard creation
🛢️ 5. Databases & SQL
What is a Relational Database?
SQL Basics:
o SELECT, FROM, WHERE
o GROUP BY, ORDER BY
o JOINs (INNER, LEFT, RIGHT)
Connect SQL with Python (using sqlite3, SQLAlchemy, or pymysql)
📈 6. Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA)
Univariate, Bivariate, and Multivariate Analysis
Outlier detection
Feature correlation heatmaps
Initial hypotheses and insights
� 7. Basic Machine Learning (Optional/Advanced)
Scikit-Learn Basics
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o Linear Regression
o Logistic Regression
o Decision Trees
Supervised vs Unsupervised Learning
Model Evaluation Metrics: Accuracy, Precision, Recall, F1 Score
📁 8. Real Projects & Portfolio
Analyze a public dataset (e.g., from Kaggle)
Build interactive dashboards (Tableau/Power BI)
Write case studies with visualizations and insights
Host code on GitHub
🚀 9. Deployment & Reporting
Exporting visual reports (PDF, Excel)
Automating reports (Python scripts, scheduled emails)
Presenting insights to stakeholders (Storytelling with data)
� Tools Checklist
Area Tools
Spreadsheet Excel, Google Sheets
Programming Python (Jupyter, VS Code)
Visualization Seaborn, Matplotlib, Tableau
Database MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite
Machine Learning (opt) Scikit-learn, XGBoost
Reporting Power BI, Tableau, Excel
Datasets Kaggle, UCI, [Link]