Managed to complete “Data analysis with R Programming” which only leaves the Capstone project. As I wrote before I going to do Python course to replace the R course. Python just suits my needs better and is more initiative to me. For my capstone project, I will probably base my case study on “What countries […]
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Spent this week learning how the basics of R and how to work with data in R. Nothing to really write about except the more I learn about R the less I want to use it beyond this course. Compared to Python, everything seems way more convoluted and obtuse for no reason. Trying to take
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This week I started “Data Analysis with R Programming” and I can already tell I will be sticking to learning Python from my first impression R. I have managed to complete two weeks of this course which very quickly introduced R and programming concepts. My concern that they would rush through teaching R was right.
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This week I managed to finish “Share Data Through the Art of Visualization” course but which after completing it feels a bit lacking. I felt like the course only went into the basic concepts of visualization but didn’t offer much in terms of practical learning or depth. The course only did the bare minimum of
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This week was another slow week as life got in the way once again. Spent this week learning about different types of data visualizations and how to create them in Tableau. Useful skill to learn as picking the right chart for the data makes it easier for the reader to understand. More important skill learned
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This week I didn’t manage to get much done as I usually do as life got in the way. I did manage to complete the first week of “Share Data Through the Art of Visualization.” The introduction was explaining data visualization in terms of art and design. How to make your visualization impactful, knowing the
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This week was difficult for me so far as I had to work through the toughest course so far in the program while working. “Analyze Data to Answer Questions” is the toughest course yet as it introduces a lot of difficult concepts. Advanced SQL concepts like joining tables, creating temporary tables, nested queries, and performing
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This week I started the course “Analyze Data to Answer Questions.” I only managed to finish the first week which focuses on sorting data in spreadsheets and SQL. Useful skill to learn as it makes it easier to visualize, analyze and understand data. A very easy first week since I have being using this feature
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This week, I managed to complete “Process Data from Dirty to Clean.” I only managed one course this week as I have been extremely busy with life. The last bit of this was focused on building an resume and how to job search for data analyst positions. Useful stuff to learn especially if you are
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This week I got very little done compared to other weeks. With work and other projects taking up my time, I have only managed to completed one week of course material in “Process Data from Dirty to Clean.” Even with that small amount of work done, I still managed to learn quite a bit. How
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