Data Analysis and Visualization Fundamentals

About this Professional Certificate

Data has become a critical asset to nearly every organization. The powerful insights that data analysis and visualization provide is transforming the way organizations operate and how decisions are made. This presents a growing demand for Data Analysts, and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects a growth rate of 20% in the data analytics industry until 2028.

The 3-Course Data Analysis and Visualization Fundamentals program enables you to take the first steps towards understanding the essentials of data analysis, and provides the technical skills, knowledge, tools, and hands-on practice experience to begin your career path in data analytics and becoming an industry expert. NO prior programming knowledge or any data analytics knowledge is required.

What you'll learn

• Define Data Analytics and the key steps in the Data Analytics process.
• Describe the key components of a modern data ecosystem.
• Discover the various career opportunities available to Data Analysts.
• Describe the steps you need to take to extract raw data from disparate sources, transform raw data into analytics-ready data, and load data into data repositories for use in analytics and reporting.
• Describe the process, tools, and techniques required for data wrangling, data cleaning, data mining, and data visualization.
• Perform data wrangling, data cleansing, and data analysis tasks using spreadsheets like Microsoft Excel.
• Analyze data using filter, sort, and pivot features within spreadsheets like Microsoft Excel.
• Design data visualizations using charts, graphs, and plots with tools like Microsoft Excel.
• Design and create dashboards in a cloud platform using Cognos Analytics.

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