Data Analyst in Python
Career Path: From zero to job-ready in 8 months
Gain the practical Python skills that will help you land your first job as a data analyst - or help you grow your career by adding one of the most popular programming languages to your CV. By the end, you'll be able to manage the entire analysis process from preparing data to presenting insights through data visualization.
- Beginner friendly
- 8 months (5 hrs/week)
- Self paced
- 27 Courses
- 19 projects
Path overview
Python skills you'll learn
- ✓ Programming with Python to perform complex statistical analysis of large datasets
- ✓ Performing SQL queries and web-scraping to explore and extract data from databases and websites
- ✓ Performing efficient data analysis from start to finish
- ✓ Building insightful data visualizations to tell stories
Data Analyst in Python path outline
8 steps · 27 courses
Part 1: Introduction to Python [4 courses]
Introduce yourself to the Python programming language.
- Course 1
Introduction to Python Programming
2hDevelop foundational Python programming skills by writing code, working with variables, and processing numerical and text data.
Course Objectives ▾
- Write computer programs using Python
- Save values using variables
- Process numerical data and text data
- Create lists using Python
- Course 2
Basic Operators and Data Structures in Python
5hStrengthen Python fundamentals by using loops, conditional logic, operators, and dictionaries to manipulate data and construct frequency tables.
Course Objectives ▾
- Use for loops to repeat processes and conduct data analysis
- Implement if, else, and elif statements in programming logic
- Employ logical and comparison operators in Python
- Develop and update Python dictionaries for data manipulation
- Construct frequency tables using dictionaries for data analytics
- Course 3
Python Functions and Jupyter Notebook
7hCreate reusable Python functions and run analyses in Jupyter Notebook to organize code, debug logic, and complete portfolio-ready data projects.
Course Objectives ▾
- Write Python functions
- Debug functions
- Define function arguments
- Write functions that return multiple variables
- Employ Jupyter notebook
- Build a portfolio project
- Course 4
Intermediate Python for Data Science
8hStrengthen your Python data science skills by cleaning text data, working with dates and times, and applying object-oriented programming concepts.
Course Objectives ▾
- Clean and analyze text data
- Define object-oriented programming in Python
- Process dates and times
Part 2: Intermediate Python and Pandas [3 courses]
Become more familiar with Python and Pandas.
- Course 1
Introduction to Pandas and NumPy for Data Analysis
13hDevelop practical skills with NumPy and pandas to explore, clean, and analyze data efficiently using real datasets and guided practice.
Course Objectives ▾
- Improve your workflow using vectorized operations
- Select data by value using Boolean indexing
- Analyze data using pandas and NumPy
- Course 2
Introduction to Data Visualization in Python
7hApply statistical reasoning to visualization by combining Python plotting tools with sound design choices to communicate patterns, trends, and insights clearly.
Course Objectives ▾
- Visualize time series data with line plots
- Define correlations and visualize them with scatter plots
- Visualize frequency distributions with bar plots and histograms
- Improve your exploratory data visualization workflow using pandas
- Visualize multiple variables using Seaborn's relational plots
- Course 3
Telling Stories Using Data Visualization and Information Design
5hApply data visualization and information design principles in Python to turn raw data into clear, engaging stories for stakeholders.
Course Objectives ▾
- Create graphs using information design principles
- Create narrative data visualizations using Matplotlib
- Create visual patterns using Gestalt principles
- Control attention using pre-attentive attributes
- Employ Matplotlib's built-in styles
Part 3: Data Cleaning in Python [3 courses]
Learn the basics of data cleaning in Python.
- Course 1
Data Cleaning and Analysis in Python
11hPractice cleaning and preparing messy datasets in Python by aggregating, reshaping, and combining data for efficient, real-world analysis.
Course Objectives ▾
- Employ data aggregation techniques
- Combine datasets
- Transform and reshape data
- Clean strings and resolve missing data
- Course 2
Advanced Data Cleaning in Python
8hGo beyond basic data cleaning by working with messy real-world datasets using advanced Python techniques like regex, lambdas, and list comprehensions.
Course Objectives ▾
- Clean and manipulate text data using regular expressions
- Employ lambda functions and list comprehension with pandas
- Resolve missing data
- Course 3
Data Cleaning Project Walkthrough
7hReal datasets are messy. This project-based course walks through cleaning, combining, and preparing data in Python for analysis.
Course Objectives ▾
- Complete a data cleaning project from start to finish
- Improve your data cleaning skills
Part 4: The Command Line [2 courses]
Learn how to work with the command line.
- Course 1
Command Line for Data Science
4hLearn to navigate the filesystem, manage permissions, and run scripts from the command line to support efficient, repeatable data workflows.
Course Objectives ▾
- Employ the command line for data science
- Define important command line concepts
- Modify the behavior of commands with options
- Navigate the filesystem
- Employ glob patterns and wildcards
- Manage users and permissions
- Course 2
Text Processing for Data Science
4hLearn to inspect files, read documentation, and process text efficiently using streams, redirection, and pipelines in real data workflows.
Course Objectives ▾
- Read and explore documentation
- Inspect files
- Perform basic text processing
- Define different kinds of output
- Redirect and pipe output
- Employ streams and file descriptors
Part 5: Working with Data Sources Using SQL [6 courses]
Learn about working with data in databases.
- Course 1
Introduction to SQL and Databases
4hDevelop core SQL skills by writing queries to access, explore, and manipulate data stored in relational databases for common data analysis tasks.
Course Objectives ▾
- Define the structure of SQL
- Create basic queries to extract data from tables in a database
- Define databases
- Identify different versions of SQL
- Write good SQL code
- Course 2
Summarizing Data in SQL
2hSummarize large datasets by computing statistics, grouping records, and applying SQL aggregate functions to extract meaningful insights.
Course Objectives ▾
- Employ SQL to compute statistics
- Provide statistics by group
- Filter results over groups
- Course 3
Combining Tables in SQL
3hCombine and analyze data across multiple tables by applying SQL joins and set operators to produce comprehensive, query-ready datasets.
Course Objectives ▾
- Combine tables using inner joins
- Employ different types of joins
- Employ other SQL clauses with joins
- Join on complex conditions
- Employ set operators like UNION and EXCEPT
- Course 4
Querying Databases with SQL and Python
1hRetrieve and analyze data from SQLite databases by running SQL queries in Python and converting results into pandas DataFrames for analysis.
Course Objectives ▾
- Connect to a SQLite database using Python
- Query a SQLite database using Python
- Convert data from a SQLite database to a Pandas dataframe
- Course 5
SQL Subqueries
6hWrite scalable, advanced SQL queries by nesting subqueries and using common table expressions to solve complex analysis problems.
Course Objectives ▾
- Nest a query inside another query
- Employ different types of subqueries
- Employ common table expressions
- Scale your project with complex queries
- Course 6
Window Functions in SQL
6hAnalyze data more effectively by using SQL window functions to compute running metrics, rankings, distributions, and offsets within queries.
Course Objectives ▾
- Set up a frame for window functions
- Compute running aggregations with aggregate window functions
- Explore rank window functions
- Apply distribution window functions
- Use offset window functions
Part 6: APIs and Web Scraping in Python [2 courses]
Learn about working with data on the web.
- Course 1
APIs and Web Scraping in Python for Data Science
5hDevelop practical skills for collecting, extracting, and analyzing web data using Python APIs, web scraping, and real-world datasets.
Course Objectives ▾
- Understand the basics of APIs, the requests library, and JSON data handling in Python
- Master API authentication, manage API keys, and learn to handle rate limits
- Use optional query parameters for refined data retrieval from APIs
- Develop skills in extracting and analyzing data from web pages
- Integrate API data with Pandas for in-depth data analysis and visualization
- Course 2
Data Analysis for Business in Python
6hTranslate ambiguous business questions into measurable metrics and analyses, addressing churn, pricing, and customer behavior with Python.
Course Objectives ▾
- Resolve fuzzy language
- Identify the business context of data science
- Communicate with a non-technical audience
- Define metrics
Part 7: Probability and Statistics [5 courses]
Learn probability and statistics for more robust data analysis.
- Course 1
Introduction to Statistics in Python
8hPractice core statistical techniques in Python to sample data, analyze variables, and visualize frequency distributions for real projects.
Course Objectives ▾
- Sample data using simple random sampling, stratified sampling, and cluster sampling
- Measure variables in statistics
- Create frequency distribution tables
- Course 2
Intermediate Statistics in Python
8hDevelop practical skills to summarize distributions, measure variability, and compare values using core statistical tools in Python.
Course Objectives ▾
- Summarize a distribution using the mean, the weighted mean, the median, or the mode
- Measure the variability of a distribution using the variance and the standard deviation
- Compare values using z-scores
- Course 3
Introduction to Probability in Python
4hBuild a practical foundation in probability using Python, covering random experiments, core rules, and counting techniques used in data analysis.
Course Objectives ▾
- Estimate theoretical and empirical probabilities
- Employ the fundamental rules of probability
- Employ combinations and permutations
- Course 4
Introduction to Conditional Probability in Python
5hExtend probability fundamentals to conditional reasoning, independence, and prior knowledge, culminating in a Naive Bayes spam filter.
Course Objectives ▾
- Assign probabilities based on conditions
- Assign probabilities based on event independence
- Assign probabilities based on prior knowledge
- Create spam filters using multinomial Naive Bayes
- Course 5
Hypothesis Testing in Python
3hPractice hypothesis testing in Python by running chi-square and permutation tests to evaluate real-world outcomes and statistical significance.
Course Objectives ▾
- Perform a permutation test
- Perform significance testing to understand an outcome's importance
- Define regular and multi-category chi-squared tests
Part 8: Advanced Topics in Data Analysis [2 courses]
Learn extra topics like command line techniques and Git.
- Course 1
Intermediate Command Line for Data Science
3hStrengthen your data analysis workflow with intermediate command line skills like piping, redirection, and transforming data directly from the shell.
Course Objectives ▾
- Employ Jupyter console
- Process data from the command line
- Course 2
Introduction to Git and Version Control
3hPractice version control with Git to track changes, collaborate via GitHub, and manage real projects using workflows teams rely on every day.
Course Objectives ▾
- Organize your code using version control
- Employ Git and GitHub to collaborate with others
- Resolve conflicts in version control
Python projects you'll build
19 hands-on projects across the path
Star Wars Survey
For this project, you'll become a data analyst exploring FiveThirtyEight's Star Wars survey data. You'll use Python and pandas to map values, compute statistics, and analyze the data to uncover fan film preferences.
Winning Jeopardy
For this project, you'll take on the role of a Jeopardy contestant looking for any edge to win. You'll work with a dataset of 20,000 Jeopardy questions using Python and pandas to analyze question and answer text and uncover helpful patterns.
Analyzing NYC High School Data
For this project, you'll assume the role of a data scientist analyzing relationships between SAT scores and demographic factors in NYC public schools to determine if the SAT is a fair test.
Investigative Statistical Analysis - Analyzing Accuracy in Data Presentation
For this project, we'll step into the role of data journalists to analyze movie ratings data and determine if there's evidence of bias in Fandango's rating system. We'll apply statistical analysis skills using Python.
Exploring eBay Car Sales Data
For this project, we'll assume the role of data analysts for a used car classifieds service to explore and clean a dataset of car listings from eBay Kleinanzeigen, a section of the German eBay website.
+ 14 more projects throughout the path
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