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Skills & Tools11 min

Data Analyst Skills: Technical and Soft Skills You Need

The data analyst skills Indian employers hire for: Excel, SQL, Python, Power BI, statistics and communication. See what level is enough and how to prove each.

11 Oct 2026
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Skills & Tools11 min

SQL for Data Analysis: A Beginner's Guide with Examples

Learn SQL for data analysis with one e-commerce dataset: SELECT, WHERE, GROUP BY, JOINs, CASE, CTEs and window functions, with queries you can run today.

11 Oct 2026
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Skills & Tools11 min

Excel for Data Analysis: Functions and Features Analysts Use

Excel for data analysis, explained on one worked sales sheet: XLOOKUP, SUMIFS, IFS, dates, pivot tables, Power Query and FILTER. Copy-ready formulas inside.

11 Oct 2026
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Skills & Tools10 min

Python for Data Analysis: A Beginner's pandas Walkthrough

Learn Python for data analysis with pandas: load, clean, filter, group, merge and chart one small sales dataset, step by step, with code you can run today.

11 Oct 2026
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Skills & Tools10 min

Power BI vs Tableau: Which Should Indian Freshers Learn?

Power BI vs Tableau compared on cost, learning curve, job demand in India, DAX vs calculated fields and sharing, with a clear pick for freshers.

11 Oct 2026
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Skills & Tools11 min

Statistics for Data Analysts: Core Concepts, Worked Examples

Statistics for data analysts in plain words: mean vs median, standard deviation, p-values, A/B tests and confidence intervals, with worked numbers to check.

10 Oct 2026
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Skills & Tools11 min

ChatGPT for Data Analysis: 10 Prompts and How to Verify

ChatGPT for data analysis, done safely: 10 copy-paste prompts for SQL, Excel and cleaning, how to check the output, and what never to paste in.

10 Oct 2026