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IBM Data Analyst Professional Certificate
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IBM Data Analyst Professional Certificate

Prepare for a career as a data analyst. Gain the in-demand skills and hands-on experience to get job-ready in as little as 4 months. No prior experience required.

IBM Skills Network Team
Dr. Pooja
Joseph Santarcangelo

Instructors: IBM Skills Network Team

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4.7

(22,619 reviews)

Beginner level

Recommended experience

Flexible schedule
4 months, 10 hours a week
Learn at your own pace
Build toward a degree

What you'll learn

  • Master the most up-to-date practical skills and tools that data analysts use in their daily roles

  • Learn how to visualize data and present findings using various charts in Excel spreadsheets and BI tools like IBM Cognos Analytics & Tableau

  • Develop working knowledge of Python language for analyzing data using Python libraries like Pandas and Numpy, and invoke APIs and Web Services 

  • Gain technical experience through hands on labs and projects and build a portfolio to showcase your work

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Prepare for a career in Data Analytics

  • Receive professional-level training from IBM
  • Demonstrate your proficiency in portfolio-ready projects
  • Earn an employer-recognized certificate from IBM
  • Qualify for in-demand job titles: Data Analyst, Associate Data Analyst, Business Analyst
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Professional Certificate - 9 course series

Introduction to Data Analytics

Course 110 hours4.8 (18,459 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Explain what Data Analytics is and the key steps in the Data Analytics process

  • Differentiate between different data roles such as Data Engineer, Data Analyst, Data Scientist, Business Analyst, and Business Intelligence Analyst

  • Describe the different types of data structures, file formats, and sources of data

  • Describe the data analysis process involving collecting, wrangling, mining, and visualizing data

Skills you'll gain

Category: Data Analysis
Category: Data Cleansing
Category: Data Warehousing
Category: Data Visualization Software
Category: Data Collection
Category: Data Lakes
Category: SQL
Category: Apache Spark
Category: Big Data
Category: Statistical Analysis
Category: Apache Hadoop
Category: Data Mart
Category: Data Storytelling
Category: Apache Hive

Excel Basics for Data Analysis

Course 211 hours4.8 (9,467 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Display working knowledge of Excel for Data Analysis.

  • Perform basic spreadsheet tasks including navigation, data entry, and using formulas.

  • Employ data quality techniques to import and clean data in Excel.

  • Analyze data in spreadsheets by using filter, sort, look-up functions, as well as pivot tables.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Microsoft Excel
Category: Data Quality
Category: Data Manipulation
Category: Excel Formulas
Category: Data Cleansing
Category: Data Import/Export
Category: Pivot Tables And Charts
Category: Data Entry
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Spreadsheet Software
Category: Google Sheets
Category: Information Privacy

Data Visualization and Dashboards with Excel and Cognos

Course 315 hours4.7 (4,142 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Create basic visualizations such as line graphs, bar graphs, and pie charts using Excel spreadsheets.

  • Explain the important role charts play in telling a data-driven story. 

  • Construct advanced charts and visualizations such as Treemaps, Sparklines, Histogram, Scatter Plots, and Filled Map Charts.

  • Build and share interactive dashboards using Excel and Cognos Analytics.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Pivot Tables And Charts
Category: Microsoft Excel
Category: IBM Cognos Analytics
Category: Histogram
Category: Data Visualization
Category: Dashboard
Category: Tree Maps
Category: Data Storytelling
Category: Data Visualization Software
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Data Presentation
Category: Interactive Data Visualization
Category: Scatter Plots

Python for Data Science, AI & Development

Course 425 hours4.6 (40,869 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Learn Python - the most popular programming language and for Data Science and Software Development.

  • Apply Python programming logic Variables, Data Structures, Branching, Loops, Functions, Objects & Classes.

  • Demonstrate proficiency in using Python libraries such as Pandas & Numpy, and developing code using Jupyter Notebooks.

  • Access and web scrape data using APIs and Python libraries like Beautiful Soup.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Object Oriented Programming (OOP)
Category: Python Programming
Category: Data Structures
Category: Web Scraping
Category: NumPy
Category: Pandas (Python Package)
Category: Programming Principles
Category: Computer Programming
Category: Jupyter
Category: Application Programming Interface (API)
Category: Automation
Category: Data Manipulation
Category: Scripting
Category: Data Collection
Category: Data Processing
Category: Data Import/Export

Python Project for Data Science

Course 58 hours4.5 (4,594 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Play the role of a Data Scientist / Data Analyst working on a real project.

  • Demonstrate your Skills in Python - the language of choice for Data Science and Data Analysis.

  • Apply Python fundamentals, Python data structures, and working with data in Python.

  • Build a dashboard using Python and libraries like Pandas, Beautiful Soup and Plotly using Jupyter notebook.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Web Scraping
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Dashboard
Category: Python Programming
Category: Data Manipulation
Category: Data Visualization Software
Category: Pandas (Python Package)
Category: Jupyter
Category: Data Science
Category: Data Collection
Category: Data Processing

Databases and SQL for Data Science with Python

Course 620 hours4.7 (21,790 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Analyze data within a database using SQL and Python.

  • Create a relational database and work with multiple tables using DDL commands.

  • Construct basic to intermediate level SQL queries using DML commands.

  • Compose more powerful queries with advanced SQL techniques like views, transactions, stored procedures, and joins.

Skills you'll gain

Category: SQL
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Relational Databases
Category: Jupyter
Category: Databases
Category: Query Languages
Category: Pandas (Python Package)
Category: Stored Procedure
Category: Transaction Processing
Category: Database Management
Category: Data Manipulation
Category: Database Design

Data Analysis with Python

Course 715 hours4.7 (19,026 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Develop Python code for cleaning and preparing data for analysis - including handling missing values, formatting, normalizing, and binning data

  • Perform exploratory data analysis and apply analytical techniques to real-word datasets using libraries such as Pandas, Numpy and Scipy

  • Manipulate data using dataframes, summarize data, understand data distribution, perform correlation and create data pipelines

  • Build and evaluate regression models using machine learning scikit-learn library and use them for prediction and decision making

Skills you'll gain

Category: Regression Analysis
Category: Data Analysis
Category: NumPy
Category: Pandas (Python Package)
Category: Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library)
Category: Data Manipulation
Category: Predictive Modeling
Category: Data Wrangling
Category: Data Cleansing
Category: Exploratory Data Analysis
Category: Machine Learning Methods
Category: Feature Engineering
Category: Data Import/Export
Category: Analytics
Category: Predictive Analytics
Category: Statistical Methods
Category: Statistical Analysis
Category: Python Programming
Category: Data Science
Category: Data-Driven Decision-Making

Data Visualization with Python

Course 820 hours4.5 (12,043 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Implement data visualization techniques and plots using Python libraries, such as Matplotlib, Seaborn, and Folium to tell a stimulating story

  • Create different types of charts and plots such as line, area, histograms, bar, pie, box, scatter, and bubble

  • Create advanced visualizations such as waffle charts, word clouds, regression plots, maps with markers, & choropleth maps

  • Generate interactive dashboards containing scatter, line, bar, bubble, pie, and sunburst charts using the Dash framework and Plotly library

Skills you'll gain

Category: Matplotlib
Category: Plotly
Category: Box Plots
Category: Scatter Plots
Category: Data Visualization Software
Category: Seaborn
Category: Histogram
Category: Interactive Data Visualization
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Pandas (Python Package)
Category: Heat Maps
Category: Data Visualization
Category: Dashboard
Category: Geospatial Information and Technology

IBM Data Analyst Capstone Project

Course 926 hours4.7 (1,262 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Apply techniques to gather and wrangle data from multiple sources.

  • Analyze data to identify patterns, trends, and insights through exploratory techniques.

  • Create visual representations of data using Python libraries to communicate findings effectively.

  • Construct interactive dashboards with BI tools to present and explore data dynamically.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Pandas (Python Package)
Category: Web Scraping
Category: Dashboard
Category: IBM Cognos Analytics
Category: Scatter Plots
Category: Data Cleansing
Category: Data Wrangling
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Exploratory Data Analysis
Category: Looker (Software)
Category: Data Collection
Category: Histogram
Category: Data Transformation
Category: Statistical Analysis
Category: Box Plots
Category: Data Storytelling

Instructors

IBM Skills Network Team
IBM
67 Courses1,255,241 learners
Dr. Pooja
IBM
4 Courses334,781 learners
Joseph Santarcangelo
IBM
33 Courses1,894,326 learners

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