The most important aspect of Data Analysis is to solve business problems. It is not SQL, Python, or any other tool. It is entirely about building insights and communicating them efficiently so that stakeholders can make informed business decisions. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺? You need to tie the…

I always say that you visualize data in such a way that it complements your analysis. Let’s discuss a situation where you may not visualize data fairly. Consider that you created a line chart showing total spend and average rating using a combined axes chart. Now, the issue with this is, you will see a…

You may have heard about OLTP and OLAP a lot. OLTP is a transactional system, and OLAP is analytical. But how do you differentiate them in the real world? Let me tell you. 𝗢𝗟𝗧𝗣 (𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴): These are the systems that help you turn the wheel, such as receiving orders, responding to complaints. It…

Data Analytics is not just about tools or writing perfect queries. It is a blend of: • 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀: You are comfortable with tools and technologies such as SQL, BI tool, and can get the truth out of data. • 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗔𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻: You understand business context and can translate that to relevant KPIs and metrics.…

We often discuss that we shouldn’t explain the process to stakeholders and avoid using technical language as a data analyst. But there is another point that we need to consider when explaining insights, and that is: 𝗧𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽. Let me explain: • So, there are multiple stakeholders…