📘Analytics
Module 1: Introduction to Data
🔷 1. Introduction to Course
This course will introduce you to the core tools and steps used in Data Analytics, including hands-
on learning with:
📊 Microsoft Excel
🗃️ SQL
🐍 Python
You will learn how to analyze, visualize, and understand data to help in informed decision-making.
📊 2. What is Data Analytics?
🔹 Data Analytics is the process of examining raw data to uncover patterns, draw conclusions, and
support decision-making.
🎯 Purpose:
Gain meaningful insights from data.
Drive informed business decisions.
Identify trends and patterns.
🧠 3. Why is Data Analytics Important?
✅ Helps in:
Making data-driven decisions.
Understanding customer behavior.
Detecting fraud or anomalies.
Optimizing business operations.
Enhancing marketing strategies.
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🪜 4. Steps to Analyze Datasets
Each step plays a critical role in ensuring accurate and insightful analysis:
🔢 Step 💡 Description
📥 1. Data Collection Gathering raw data from different sources like surveys, sensors, logs, databases.
💾 2. Data Storage Storing data securely in formats like CSV, databases, cloud, etc.
⚙️ 3. Data Processing Transforming raw data into usable formats (e.g., converting dates, parsing values).
🧹 4. Data Cleansing Removing errors, duplicates, and filling missing values.
📈 5. Data Analysis Applying techniques to interpret the data (visuals, statistics, patterns).
🛠️ 5. Tools Used in This Course
Tool Purpose
🟩 Microsoft Excel For quick analysis, charts, pivot tables, basic data cleaning.
🟦 SQL (Structured Query To retrieve, filter, and manage data from relational databases.
Language)
🐍 Python For advanced analytics, automation, and visualizations using libraries like
pandas , matplotlib .
🧠 Key Points to Remember
📌 Data is an asset – Better data leads to better decisions
📌 Clean data = Reliable results
📌 Choose the right tool (Excel, SQL, Python) depending on the task
📌 Always understand the source and structure of your data before analysis
📌 Data analysis is an iterative process – refining and revisiting is normal
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