3-Months Complete Roadmap to Become a
Data Analyst in 2025
By Sagar Pandey (@sagar_mee_)
Weeks 1-2: Laying the Foundation
Week 1: Introduction to Excel
● Days 1-3: Understand the basics of data, types, and sources.
● Days 4-5: Explore key data analysis tools: Excel, Google Sheets.
● Days 6-7: Introduction to basic data manipulation and cleaning.
Week 2: Introduction to Statistics
● Days 1-3: Learn foundational statistics: mean, median, mode, standard deviation.
● Days 4-5: Understand probability and its application in data analysis. ● Days 6-7:
Introduction to Python for Data Analysis: basics of syntax and data structures.
Weeks 3-5: Mastering Data Manipulation with SQL
Week 3: SQL Fundamentals
● Days 1-3: Understand relational databases and the SQL language.
● Days 4-5: Learn to query databases using SELECT statements. ●
Days 6-7: Practice SQL skills on relevant datasets.
Week 4: Advanced SQL and Database Management
● Days 1-3: Advanced SQL queries and optimization.
● Days 4-5: Database management principles.
● Days 6-7: Apply advanced SQL on large datasets.
Week 5: Working on projects using the learnings.
Weeks 6-7: Analysis and Visualization tools
Week 6: Power BI
● Days 1-3: Apply statistical concepts using Python.
● Days 4-5: Introduction to hypothesis testing.
● Days 6-7: Apply statistical analysis on real datasets.
Week 7: Tableau
● Days 1-3: Learn principles of effective data visualization.
● Days 4-5: Explore visualization libraries like Matplotlib and Seaborn.
● Days 6-7: Create compelling visualizations for diverse datasets.
Weeks 8-9: Introduction to Python
Week 8: Python for Data Analysis
● Days 1-3: Introduction to Python for Data Analysis: basics of syntax and data
structures.
● Days 4-5: Dive deeper into Python: data types, functions, and libraries.
● Days 6-7: Explore Pandas library for data manipulation.
Week 9: Advanced Python and Data Analysis Techniques
● Days 1-3: Explore advanced Python features for data analysis.
● Days 4-5: Explore visualization libraries like Matplotlib and Seaborn.
● Days 6-7: Apply basic machine learning techniques on datasets.
Weeks 10-11: Real-world Projects and Building Portfolio
Week 10: Real-world Data Projects
● Days 1-5: Work on a comprehensive data analysis project.
● Days 6-7: Peer review and feedback.
Week 11: Industry Applications
● Days 1-3: Explore data analytics in specific industries (e.g., finance, marketing,
healthcare).
● Days 4-5: Guest lectures or webinars from industry professionals.
● Days 6-7: Finalize and present your project to peers.
Weeks 12: Refinement and Transition
Week 12: Soft Skills and Career Development
● Days 1-3: Learn to communicate findings effectively.
● Days 4-5: Resume building and LinkedIn optimization.
● Days 6-7: Networking and connecting with professionals in the field.
By following this structured roadmap, you'll not only gain a solid understanding of key
data analysis concepts and tools but also be well-prepared to apply your skills in
real-world scenarios and pursue a career as a data analyst. Adjust the pace according
to your comfort level, and remember that continuous learning and practical application
are key to success in the field of data analytics. Good luck on your journey!
Excel -> Statistics -> SQL -> Power BI -> Python -> Portfolio -> Soft skills
Week - 1, 2
1. Excel
Topics :
▪ Basic formulas: SUM, AVERAGE, MEAN, MEDIAN, SUMPRODUCT, CONCATENATE
▪ Advance formulas: VLOOKUP, INDEX, MATCH, IF, COUNTIF, SUMIF ▪ Remove
duplicates and conditional formatting
▪ Charts, filters, sort and slicers
▪ Pivot tables and pivot charts
▪ Ignore VBA, Macros, etc
Resources:
IBM Data Analysis in Excel & R Certificate
https://www.coursera.org/learn/excel-basics-data-analysis-ibm
Analysing Data with Excel | IBM
https://www.edx.org/learn/excel/ibm-analyzing-data-with-excel?utm_campaign=edxmiles
tone&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin
Optional:
https://www.coursera.org/specializations/excel
https://www.udemy.com/course/microsoft-excel-2013-from-beginner-to-advanced-and-b
eyond
Youtube Videos:
1. Freecodecamp's MS Excel Tutorial for Beginners
https://youtu.be/Vl0H-qTclOg
2. Data Analytics In Excel Full Course | Intellipat
https://youtu.be/NxZpOA62ntA
3. Excel Tutorial | Intellipat
https://youtu.be/27dxBp0EgCc
4.Advanced Excel Full Course 2022 | Simplilearn
https://youtu.be/RkQl2wVpQAo
5. Data Analytics Using Excel | Simplilearn
https://youtu.be/qYm1dZ8T_DU
6. Beginners to Pro Free Excel | Chandoo
https://youtu.be/v2oNWja7M2E
2. Statistics
Topics :
▪ Basic Math: Arithmetic, Percentage, Weighted Average, Cumulative Sum ▪ Basic
Statistics: Mean, Median, Mode, Standard Deviation, Normal Distribution
Resources:
Statistics Tutorial for Beginners by Simplilearn:
https://www.simplilearn.com/tutorials/statistics-tutorial
Week - 3, 4, 5
3. SQL
Topics
▪ Basic Queries: SELECT, WHERE, DISTINCT, LIKE, BETWEEN, ORDER BY,
LIMIT, GROUP BY,
HAVING CLAUSE, INSERT, UPDATE, ALTER, IMPORT, Data types ▪
Advance Queries: Date time function, Window function, Sub query, Case
statement, CTE, query optimisation
▪ JOINS: Inner, Outer, Left, Right
Resources
https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/30-days-of-sql-from-basic-to-advanced-level/
SQL tutorial for beginners | Rishabh Mishra
https://youtu.be/On9eSN3F8w0?si=zj3A_7aH3Lu3X-56
⚡ SQL Basics for Data Science
https://www.coursera.org/specializations/learn-sql-basics-data-science
SQL Bootcamp
https://www.udemy.com/course/the-complete-sql-bootcamp
8 free Courses that'll teach you better than the paid ones
1. SQL Full-course by Simplilearn
https://youtu.be/9Pzj7Aj25lw
2. Learn Basic SQL In 15 Mins | Learn BI Online
https://youtu.be/kbKty5ZVKMY
3. SQL Basic Tutorial | TechTFQ
https://youtu.be/Hl4NZB1XR9c
4. MySQL Tutorials for beginners | Edureka
https://youtu.be/WmGgxTpGs_8
5. NOSQL databases tutorial | freeCodeCamp
https://youtu.be/xh4gy1lbL2k
For practicing:
▪ W3schools: https://www.w3schools.com/sql/
▪ Hacker rank sql: https://www.hackerrank.com/domains/sql
▪ 8-week sql challenge- case study: https://8weeksqlchallenge.com/
▪ Data lemur: https://datalemur.com/
▪ Leetcode: https://leetcode.com/problemset/database/
▪ Learn SQL: https://learnsql.com
Projects:
15 Exciting SQL Projects With Source Code
https://www.interviewbit.com/blog/sql-projects/?fbclid=PAAaY-N482q2yjHXng5CGgBxM
9R-G6D0kIQkIp1iouJEzsleM7OBfwxykLNIY
Week - 6, 7
4. BI Tools (Power BI / Tableau)
Start with learning Power BI and then move on to Tableau.
Resources
PowerBI for Data Viz
https://www.coursera.org/professional-certificates/microsoft-power-bi-data-analyst
▪ Power BI Udemy course:
https://www.udemy.com/course/powerbi-complete-introduction/
▪ Power Bi Tutorial + Project Beginners:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cV3OwFrOkk
Learn PowerBI: https://www.datacamp.com/courses/introduction-to-power-bi
-Tableau for Data Viz
https://www.coursera.org/specializations/data-visualization
https://www.udemy.com/course/tableau10/
Week - 8, 9
5. Python
Note: If you are a beginner, then start with Python instead of R- as its high in demand
and beginner friendly. Also, it will help to solve Machine Learning problems. As a
beginner, learn programming language to an intermediate level, don’t waste time to
master it.
o Topics in Python:
▪ Variables, Data types, Lists, Tuples, Dictionaries, Sets, Conditional
expressions, Modules,
Functions, Operators, if statements, Loops, classes and objects
▪ Python libraries: Pandas and Matplotlib
▪ Pandas: read/write csv, excel and JSON files, work with dataframe, data
manipulation and
analysis- Group by, Concatenate, Merge
▪ Matplotlib: creating static, animated, and interactive visualizations in Python
Resources
Python for Data Science
https://www.udemy.com/course/python-for-data-science-and-machine-learning-bootcam
p
Python Pandas
https://www.udemy.com/course/data-analysis-with-pandas
https://www.coursera.org/specializations/python
Week - 10, 11
6. Portfolio
https://www.interviewbit.com/blog/sql-projects/?fbclid=PAAaY-N482q2yjHXng5CGgBxM
9R-G6D0kIQkIp1iouJEzsleM7OBfwxykLNIY
Practice Projects at home:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-uOLxNrNk8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfyynHBFOsM
Here are the links to some projects:
1) E-commerce Project (Very Popular)
https://github.com/aaronzguan/Online-Shopping-Cart-Database-Project.git
2) Railway management system
https://github.com/aaryanrr/RailwayMGMT.git
3)Road Safety Dataset
https://github.com/ptyadana/SQL-Data-Analysis-and-Visualization-Projects/
4) European Soccer Game Analysis
https://www.kaggle.com/dimarudov/data-analysis-using-sql/data
5) World Population Dataset
https://github.com/LoicChamplong/Data-Analysis-SQL/tree/master/Analysis_of_the_20
15_World_population
Top 5 Data Analytics Projects with Resources | Projects for Beginners | Rishabh Mishra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TM4O9x8kBvg
Sql - Data analysis practice/project
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pHYKdyRvrw&list=PLRY-AYJzifh2rPHy6xtPSwwl-
j TW_DMQm&i
ndex=1
Coursera Projects:
Exploratory Data Analysis with Python and Pandas: Apply EDA techniques to any table
of data using Python.
Twitter Sentiment Analysis Tutorial: Clean thousands of tweets and use them to predict
whether a customer is happy or not.
COVID19 Data Visualisation Using Python: Visualise the global spread of COVID-19
using Python, Plotly, and a real data set.
Everything:
1. Full Data Analysis Portfolio Exercise (SQL, Excel, Tableau)
https://youtu.be/1pHYKdyRvrw?si=se6YCGs0qN-KunQJ
2. End To End Cricket Data Analytics Project Using Web Scraping, Python, Pandas
and Power BI
https://youtu.be/4QkYy1wANXA?si=LD0hfPAES5MB4mqC
Week - 12
7. Soft Skills
Free resume template sites
Novo Resume: https://novoresume.com/resume-templates
Canva: https://www.canva.com/resumes/templates/
Resume io: https://resume.io/resume-templates
Interview Preparation
SQL interview preparation
● Use this website: https://datalemur.com/
Also check this YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@techTFQ
Data analyst interview preparation
● https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MX6Ee_ubE1s
● https://www.simplilearn.com/tutorials/data-analytics-tutorial/data-analyst-interview
-questions
● https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8cr-3vag7w
500+ Interview Questions On Data Analyst And Business Analytics
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1O9iv6_HzAh_aNcbVQcbnIQuNrL9tpfFh/view
Certifications
Data Analyst Certificates
Google Data Analytics Certificate
https://www.coursera.org/professional-certificates/google-data-analytics
Google Advanced Data Analytics Certificate
https://www.coursera.org/google-certificates/advanced-data-analytics-certificate
IBM Data Analytics Certificate
https://www.coursera.org/professional-certificates/ibm-data-analyst
Microsoft BI Data Analyst Certificate
https://www.coursera.org/professional-certificates/microsoft-power-bi-data-analyst
Meta Marketing Analytics Certificate
https://www.coursera.org/enroll/facebook-marketing-analytics
Data Scientist
Data Science Certificate
https://www.coursera.org/professional-certificates/ibm-data-science
Practice
Best place to learn SQL: https://learnsql.com/?ref=stefanmasnikovic
1. Learn Excel: https://excel-practice-online.com
2. Learn SQL: https://www.w3schools.com/sql/
3. Learn PowerBI:
https://www.datacamp.com/courses/introduction-to-power-bi 4. Learn Python:
https://www.learnpython.org
�� Practice Coding Interviews ��
https://www.stratascratch.com/?via=sundas �� Julius AI for data analysis
�� https://julius.ai/?via=Sundas
Youtube channels
https://youtube.com/@SundasKhalid?si=616_CsJ79XzifZbS
https://youtube.com/@KenjiExplains?si=4eXabV_jJHReBAKx
https://youtube.com/@LukeBarousse?si=CQtanUHzaQKKmuC8
Chandoo
Rishabh Mishra
Lore So What
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