From the course: Introduction to Career Skills in Data Analytics
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Data analysts
From the course: Introduction to Career Skills in Data Analytics
Data analysts
- I have spent years trying to define data analysts to people. I've come up with several ways to try to define this role and the skills. It's important to know that mos, do not have a job title that contain the words data analyst, but if you have a data department, then they are likely to be called data analyst. Not all organizations have a dedicated data department. So you might be called an operations analyst or a marketing analyst. Your title likely has analyst in the title. There are also varying levels of data analyst, and you can be a data analyst, and not know it. Or be performing the skills of an analyst, and have no idea that you are. A data analyst will have a deeper understanding of data systems and have more knowledge about database designs than a data worker. A data analyst will find they have a little more access to see tables, and views of the databases. They probably have some basic SQL…
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