Running Queries and Visualizing Data with Databricks SQL from Pluralsight

To get an understanding of data, you need to analyze it using a variety of different techniques. This course delves into the use of SQL queries, and especially visualizations and dashboards to identify patterns and trends in data.

What makes Databricks SQL such a powerful tool for data analysts is that it allows data to be examined in many different ways from a single platform. In this course, Running Queries and Visualizing Data with Databricks SQL, you'll learn about SQL queries, visualizations, and dashboards to get an all-round understanding of data. First, you'll discover basic visualizations such as line charts and pie charts out of the results generated by a query execution, and cover how these can capture useful patterns hidden in the data. Next, you'll explore some of the specialized charts such as maps and word clouds which have limited use cases, but are still very powerful and keep end users engaged. Finally, you'll learn different types of SQL queries and how these tie in to visualizations and dashboards in Databricks SQL. Once you've completed this course, you'll have the practical knowledge and skills required to analyze big data in an effective and efficient manner, and make the best use of the features of Databricks SQL.

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Syllabus

Course Overview

Visualizing Data with Basic Charts

Creating Dashboards Using Visualizations

Running Basic Queries Using SQL

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Suitable for data analysts who need to gain a practical understanding of SQL and data visualization using Databricks SQL

Utilizes a single platform to explore data in various ways, enhancing comprehension and analysis

Covers basic and specialized visualizations to cater to diverse data analysis needs

Led by industry experts Kishan Iyer, known for their expertise in SQL and data analytics

Activities

Be better prepared before your course. Deepen your understanding during and after it. Supplement your coursework and achieve mastery of the topics covered in Running Queries and Visualizing Data with Databricks SQL with these activities:

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Organizing and reviewing course materials will help orientate you to the course content and begin to reinforce names and concepts that will be introduced later.

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Review basic SQL concepts

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Revisit the fundamentals of SQL to refresh your understanding and strengthen your foundation for this course.

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Read through your notes or a SQL tutorial.
Practice writing basic SQL queries.

Explore Databricks SQL documentation and tutorials

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Gain a deeper understanding of Databricks SQL's capabilities and best practices for data visualization and dashboard creation.

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Review the official Databricks SQL documentation
Follow interactive tutorials on how to use Databricks SQL for data visualization
Experiment with different SQL queries and visualizations to explore the possibilities

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Practice SQL queries on sample datasets

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Build familiarity with SQL syntax and data querying techniques, which are essential for data visualization and dashboard creation in Databricks SQL.

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Find publicly available datasets related to a topic of interest
Import the dataset into a data analysis tool or platform
Write SQL queries to extract, filter, and aggregate data
Analyze the results and draw insights from the data

Complete Databricks SQL tutorials

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Enhance your skills by following guided tutorials specific to Databricks SQL, deepening your understanding of its features and functionalities.

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Identify relevant Databricks SQL tutorials.
Walk through the tutorials, completing the exercises.

Write SQL queries for data analysis

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Solidify your SQL query-writing skills by practicing on real-world data analysis problems.

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Find datasets online or use provided datasets.
Identify data analysis questions.
Write SQL queries to answer the questions.

Create a dashboard to visualize data from a real-world dataset

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Apply the skills learned in the course to a practical project, demonstrating proficiency in data visualization and dashboard creation using Databricks SQL.

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Identify a real-world dataset of interest
Load the dataset into Databricks SQL
Design and create a dashboard that visualizes key insights from the data
Share and present the dashboard to others

Develop a data dashboard using Databricks SQL

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Demonstrate your mastery of Databricks SQL by creating an interactive data dashboard that showcases key insights from a dataset.

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Determine the purpose and target audience for the dashboard.
Design the dashboard layout and visualizations.
Use Databricks SQL to extract and transform data.
Create interactive visualizations using Databricks SQL.
Publish and share the dashboard.

Career center

Learners who complete Running Queries and Visualizing Data with Databricks SQL will develop knowledge and skills that may be useful to these careers:

Data Analyst

Data Analysts perform complex data analysis and provide insights to organizations. To do this effectively, they often have to present these insights to a diverse audience in very clear, easy-to-understand ways. By providing foundational knowledge of SQL queries, visualizations, and dashboards, Running Queries and Visualizing Data with Databricks SQL may help you build a foundation for effective data presentation as a Data Analyst. It may also help you translate your analytical skills into practical, actionable insights that can help an organization make critical decisions.

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Business Analyst

By learning the art of compiling meaningful insights from complex data using SQL queries, visualizations, and dashboards, Running Queries and Visualizing Data with Databricks SQL may aid you in your pursuit of becoming a successful Business Analyst. These skills can enable you to make data-driven recommendations and help organizations achieve their goals.

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Data Scientist

Data Scientists leverage their backgrounds in mathematics and programming to derive meaningful insights from data. They use this information to solve business problems and make predictions. The concepts of SQL queries, visualizations, and dashboards introduced in Running Queries and Visualizing Data with Databricks SQL can help build a foundation for understanding and utilizing data to make impactful decisions.

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Data Engineer

Data Engineers collect, process, and manage data to make it accessible to other departments within an organization. To do this, they must be able to understand data and its implications. Running Queries and Visualizing Data with Databricks SQL can help you build a foundation of data manipulation by teaching you how to use SQL queries and visualizations to explore and analyze data.

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Database Administrator

Database Administrators ensure that an organization's database runs smoothly to support mission-critical applications. As a Database Administrator, it is necessary to understand SQL to perform data analysis and troubleshooting. Running Queries and Visualizing Data with Databricks SQL can help you familiarize yourself with SQL while also providing hands-on experience running SQL queries and building visualizations.

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Software Engineer

Software Engineers build and maintain software applications. While not all Software Engineers work with data, many do, and they need to be able to understand and analyze data to build effective software applications. This course can help build a foundation in data analysis and provide familiarity with SQL, which can be helpful in software development.

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Statistician

Statisticians collect, analyze, interpret, and present data to help organizations make informed decisions. They need to be able to understand how to analyze data using a variety of techniques, including SQL queries and visualizations. Running Queries and Visualizing Data with Databricks SQL can help build a foundation for this type of work by providing hands-on experience with SQL queries and visualizations.

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Market Researcher

Market Researchers gather and analyze data about markets, consumers, and competitors to help businesses make informed decisions. SQL queries and visualizations provide tools for gathering and interpreting key market data. Running Queries and Visualizing Data with Databricks SQL may help you build a foundation for success in this field by teaching you how to look at data, ask questions and extract critical insights.

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Financial Analyst

Financial Analysts help businesses make informed decisions about their finances. To do this, they need to be able to analyze data and identify trends. Running Queries and Visualizing Data with Databricks SQL provides hands-on experience with using SQL queries to analyze data, which can help you build a foundation for a successful career as a Financial Analyst.

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Operations Research Analyst

Operations Research Analysts use mathematical and analytical techniques to help organizations make better decisions. SQL is one of the most commonly used tools to analyze data as part of operations research, so Running Queries and Visualizing Data with Databricks SQL can help you build a foundation for this type of work.

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Actuary

Actuaries use mathematics and statistics to assess risk and uncertainty. This requires an ability to analyze data and identify trends. Running Queries and Visualizing Data with Databricks SQL provides hands-on experience with using SQL queries to analyze data, which can be a helpful foundation for Actuarial work.

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Data Architect

Data Architects design and build data systems that meet the needs of an organization. This requires an understanding of how data is used and analyzed, and how to design systems that can support that use. Running Queries and Visualizing Data with Databricks SQL can help you begin to build this understanding by providing hands-on experience with using SQL to analyze data and build visualizations.

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Database Developer

Database Developers build and maintain databases. This requires knowledge of SQL and how to use it to interact with data, both to manage the database and to extract insights. Running Queries and Visualizing Data with Databricks SQL provides hands-on experience with using SQL queries and building visualizations, which can help you build a foundation for success as a Database Developer.

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Quantitative Analyst

Quantitative Analysts use mathematical and statistical techniques to analyze financial data. They need to be able to use data to make predictions and identify trends. Running Queries and Visualizing Data with Databricks SQL can provide foundational knowledge in using SQL queries to analyze data, which can help you build a foundation for a career as a Quantitative Analyst.

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Risk Analyst

Risk Analysts identify and assess risks to an organization. They need to be able to analyze data to find patterns and trends. Running Queries and Visualizing Data with Databricks SQL can provide foundational knowledge in using SQL queries to analyze data, which can be a helpful skill for Risk Analysts.

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