Advanced Data Analyst Roadmap

Advanced Data Analyst Roadmap (12-Month )
Month Week Topics Activities
SQL Refresher (SELECT, WHERE,

Month 1 1 Practice basic SQL queries on sample datasets.
JOINs, GROUP BY, HAVING)
Advanced SQL (CTEs, subqueries, Implement complex queries; practice with CTEs
2
window functions, ranking) and window functions.
SQL Optimization (indexes, query Optimize queries, study indexing, and improve
3
performance tuning) performance on large datasets.
Apply advanced SQL to solve real-world business

4 Case Studies and Practice Projects
problems.
Data Manipulation in Pandas Practice data manipulation on real datasets in

Month 2 1
(sorting, filtering, grouping) Pandas.
Data Cleaning Techniques (missing Clean and preprocess data; handle missing
2
values, handling outliers) values and outliers.
Data Transformation (reshaping Perform data transformations and merging

3
data, merging, pivoting) operations in Pandas.
Automating Data Cleaning

4 Develop reusable data cleaning scripts.
Pipelines in Python
Industry Research (KPIs and key Identify and research KPIs and metrics in your
Month 3 1
metrics in a chosen domain) industry (e.g., finance, retail).
Business Case Studies (company Study case studies on data usage in business
2
data use for decision-making) decisions.
Analyzing Business Metrics (profit, Analyze datasets with business metrics to derive
3
customer churn, conversion rates) insights.
Mini-Projects (customer
Work on mini-projects that tie technical analysis
4 segmentation, product
to business insights.
performance analysis)
Power BI/Tableau Basics

Connect datasets, create visualizations in Power
Month 4 1 (connecting data, basic
BI or Tableau.
visualizations)
Advanced Visualizations (custom Build complex visualizations using advanced

2
charts, maps, filters, parameters) chart types and interactivity.
Dashboard Design (interactive Design a dashboard to track key metrics and

3
dashboards, KPI tracking) provide data insights.
4 Storytelling with Data Present data insights in a clear, narrative format.

EDA Techniques (outlier detection,

Month 5 1 Perform exploratory data analysis on a dataset.
trends, and patterns)
Hypothesis Testing (t-tests, Apply hypothesis testing to datasets to evaluate

2
ANOVA, p-values) assumptions.
Correlation and Regression Explore relationships between variables using

3
Analysis correlation and regression.
Conduct a full EDA on a business dataset,

4 Case Study in EDA
identifying patterns and outliers.
Data Storytelling and Presentation Practice presenting findings clearly and

Month 6 1
Skills effectively.
Power BI/Tableau Advanced Experiment with advanced dashboard features

2
Features and analytics.
Data Cleaning with Real-World Handle data cleaning challenges in real-world

3
Projects datasets.
Build a professional dashboard for your portfolio

4 Portfolio Project #1: Dashboard
using business data.
Introduction to Machine Learning Implement basic regression and classification

Month 7 1
(regression, classification) models.
Model Evaluation Metrics

Evaluate model performance using appropriate
2 (accuracy, precision, recall, F1-
metrics.
score)
Practice feature engineering and select features

3 Feature Engineering and Selection
for machine learning models.
Portfolio Project #2: Predictive Build a predictive model for a business problem
4
Analysis (e.g., sales forecasting).
Unsupervised Learning (clustering Apply clustering techniques on customer data for

Month 8 1
with K-means, hierarchical) segmentation.
Use PCA to reduce the dimensionality of

2 Dimensionality Reduction (PCA)
datasets and visualize clusters.
Advanced Clustering (DBSCAN, Experiment with different clustering algorithms

3
Agglomerative) for data analysis.
Portfolio Project #3: Customer Implement a clustering project for customer

4
Segmentation segmentation.
Month 9 1 Time-Series Analysis (moving Analyze time-series data and trends, applying
averages, trends) moving averages.
Build and evaluate ARIMA models for

2 ARIMA Models and Forecasting
forecasting.
Apply exponential smoothing for trend

3 Exponential Smoothing Techniques
forecasting.
Portfolio Project #4: Time-Series Conduct a time-series forecasting project for a

4
Forecasting business use case.
Month A/B Testing Fundamentals Design A/B tests and understand

1
10 (experimental design) control/treatment groups.
Statistical Significance in A/B Analyze A/B tests with statistical rigor

2
Testing (significance testing).
Causal Inference and Impact Explore causal relationships in datasets to

3
Analysis determine impact.
Portfolio Project #5: A/B Testing Conduct an A/B test analysis project on
4
Analysis marketing or product data.
Month Business Case Studies in Data Analyze case studies of data-driven decision-
1
11 Analysis making in business.
Organize and document completed projects in a

2 Building a Data Analysis Portfolio
professional portfolio.
Resume and LinkedIn Profile Update resume and LinkedIn with portfolio
3
Development projects and skills.
Job Preparation (interview Practice technical and behavioral interview

4
questions, mock interviews) questions for data roles.
Execute a comprehensive capstone project that

Month
1-4 Final Portfolio Project (Capstone) demonstrates advanced data analysis and
12
insights skills.

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Advanced Data Analyst Roadmap (12-Month )

Month Week Topics Activities

SQL Refresher (SELECT, WHERE,

Apply advanced SQL to solve real-world business

Data Manipulation in Pandas Practice data manipulation on real datasets in

Data Transformation (reshaping Perform data transformations and merging

Automating Data Cleaning

Power BI/Tableau Basics

Advanced Visualizations (custom Build complex visualizations using advanced

Dashboard Design (interactive Design a dashboard to track key metrics and

4 Storytelling with Data Present data insights in a clear, narrative format.

EDA Techniques (outlier detection,

Hypothesis Testing (t-tests, Apply hypothesis testing to datasets to evaluate

Correlation and Regression Explore relationships between variables using

Conduct a full EDA on a business dataset,

Data Storytelling and Presentation Practice presenting findings clearly and

Power BI/Tableau Advanced Experiment with advanced dashboard features

Data Cleaning with Real-World Handle data cleaning challenges in real-world

Build a professional dashboard for your portfolio

Introduction to Machine Learning Implement basic regression and classification

Model Evaluation Metrics

Practice feature engineering and select features

Unsupervised Learning (clustering Apply clustering techniques on customer data for

Use PCA to reduce the dimensionality of

Advanced Clustering (DBSCAN, Experiment with different clustering algorithms

Portfolio Project #3: Customer Implement a clustering project for customer

averages, trends) moving averages.

Build and evaluate ARIMA models for

Apply exponential smoothing for trend

Portfolio Project #4: Time-Series Conduct a time-series forecasting project for a

Month A/B Testing Fundamentals Design A/B tests and understand

Statistical Significance in A/B Analyze A/B tests with statistical rigor

Causal Inference and Impact Explore causal relationships in datasets to

Organize and document completed projects in a

Job Preparation (interview Practice technical and behavioral interview

Execute a comprehensive capstone project that

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