“How do I get better at data?” is a question I get a lot. It’s an interesting one to answer — plenty of great resources are out there, it’s just a matter of finding the right sequence for the right objective and circumstances. I assume “get better at data” in this case to mean using data to meet business objectives through common technologies like spreadsheets, databases, and programming languages.
To meet that objective, I’ve assembled “30 Days to Data Analyst,” a free checklist providing 30 resources and activities to perform across the web. Some days you’ll be on my blog, others you’ll visit others’ blogs, yet others you’ll be reading documentation, downloading software, and more.
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By the end of the checklist, you will have a lay of the land of a data analyst’s career path, their roles and technologies used. A sample of the checklist follows. You’ll see that a variety of topics and activities are covered, just within the first few days.
This checklist assumes some basic knowledge of technology and computers. You should be able to navigate Excel workbooks and perform basic calculations, for example, along with installing programs from the internet.
Like technology itself, this checklist is subject to updating and refining. Please bookmark your link as it’s subject to change — apologies in advance for the inconvenience.
You’re also welcome to comment here with your favorite resources or topics for fledgling data analysts.
Hi I would like to suscribe “To download 30 Days to Data Analyst, subscribe below.”
Where is the link?
Hi Nathalie — thanks for your interest! You should see a box labeled “Subscribe to my mailing list” at the bottom of this post.
Or you can go to this link and sign up.
Even after subscribing, download option is not available
Hi Viji, thanks for checking it out — once you sign up you’ll get an email asking you to confirm. Click through that to confirm, then another email will come to you with a link to the guide and some other resources.
Hi! Sorry, but it didn’t work. Second email with download didn’t arrive 🙁
Hi emaN, it may have ended up in spam. If that doesn’t work you can sign up again and Mailchimp will re walk through the steps.