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Responsibilities of a Data Analyst IBM Lesson 18 | MyDigitalDiary | YouTubeToText
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while the role of a data analyst
varies depending on the type of
organization and the extent to which it
has adopted data-driven practices
there are some responsibilities that are
typical to a data analyst role in
today's organizations
these include acquiring data from
primary and secondary data sources
creating queries to extract required
data from databases
and other data collection systems filtering
filtering
cleaning standardizing and reorganizing
data in preparation for data analysis
using statistical tools to interpret
data sets
using statistical techniques to identify
patterns and
correlations in data analyzing patterns in
in
complex data sets and interpreting
trends preparing reports and charts that
effectively communicate trends and patterns
patterns
creating appropriate documentation to
define and
demonstrate the steps of the data
analysis process
corresponding to these responsibilities
let's look at some of the skills that
are valuable for a data analyst
the data analysis process requires a
combination of technical
functional and soft skills let's first
look at some of the technical skills
that you need in your role as a data analyst
analyst
these include expertise in using
spreadsheets such as microsoft excel or
google sheets
proficiency in statistical analysis and
visualization tools
and software such as ibm cognos ibm
spss oracle visual analyzer microsoft
power bi
sas and tableau proficiency in at least
one of the programming languages
such as r python and in some cases c
plus plus java and matlab good knowledge
of sql
an ability to work with data in
relational and nosql databases
the ability to access and extract data
from data repositories
such as data marts data warehouses data
lakes and data pipelines
familiarity with big data processing
tools such as
hadoop hive and spark we will understand
more about the features and
use cases of some of these programming
languages databases
data repositories and big data
processing tools
further along in the course now let's
look at some of the functional skills
that you require
for the role of data analysts these
include proficiency and statistics to
help you
analyze your data validate your analysis
and identify
fallacies and logical errors analytical
skills that help you research
and interpret data theorize and make forecasts
forecasts
problem-solving skills because
ultimately the end goal
of all data analysis is to solve problems
problems
probing skills that are essential for
the discovery process
that is for understanding a problem from
the perspective of varied stakeholders
and users
because the data analysis process really
begins with a clear articulation of the
problem statement
and desired outcome data visualization skills
skills
that help you decide on the techniques
and tools that present your findings
effectively based on your audience
type of data context and end goal of
your analysis
project management skills to manage the process
process
people dependencies and timelines of the initiative
initiative
that brings us to your soft skills as a
data analyst
data analysis is both a science and an art
art
you can ace the technical and functional expertise
expertise
but one of the key differentiators for
your success
is going to be soft skills this includes
your ability to work collaboratively
with business and cross-functional teams
communicate effectively to report and
present your findings
tell a compelling and convincing story and
and
gather support and buy-in for your work above
above
all being curious is at the heart of
data analysis
in the course of your work you will
stumble upon patterns
phenomena and anomalies that may show
you a different path
the ability to allow new questions to surface
surface
and challenge your assumptions and
hypotheses makes for a great analyst
you will also hear data analysis
practitioners talk about
intuition as a must-have quality it's
essential to note that intuition
in this context is the ability to have a
sense of the future
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