5-Month Data Analyst Roadmap
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Overall Goal: Become a job-ready Data Analyst in 5 months
Duration: 20 Weeks (Approx. 5 - 6 Months)
Mode: Self-paced using YouTube, Google & practice platforms
Prerequisites: Basic computer skills and interest in working with data
5-Month Data Analyst Roadmap
Month 1: Excel + Basic Statistics for Data Analysis
Month 2: Power BI for Interactive Dashboards
Month 3: SQL (MySQL)
or Vice Versa ( Month 2 - SQL , Month 3 - PowerBI )
Month 4: Python for Data Analysis
Month 5: Capstone Projects + Portfolio + Resume
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Month 1: Excel + Basic Statistics for Data Analysis
Weeks 1–2: Excel for Data Analysis
● Basics: Formatting, formulas, conditional formatting
● Charts, Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP
● Data cleaning in Excel
● Resources:
● - Excel Full Course by Learnit Training (YouTube):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RZyIOg8T0o
● - Excel for Beginners (Microsoft Support): https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/excel
Weeks 3–4: Basic Statistics
● Descriptive Stats: Mean, Median, Mode, SD, Variance
● Distributions (Normal, Skewed)
● Inferential Statistics: Hypothesis Testing, t-test, p-value
● Resources:
● - Statistics for Data Science | Simplilearn:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vfo5le26IhY
● - Khan Academy - Statistics:
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/statistics-probability
Project
● - Sales dashboard in Excel
● - Statistical analysis of a sample dataset (e.g., heights, weights)
Month 2: SQL (MySQL)
Weeks 5–6: SQL Basics
● SELECT, WHERE, ORDER BY, LIMIT, LIKE
● Aggregates: COUNT, AVG, SUM, GROUP BY, HAVING
Week 7: Intermediate SQL
● Joins: INNER, LEFT, RIGHT, FULL
● Subqueries, Aliases, CASE statements
Week 8: Advanced SQL & MySQL Practice
● CTEs, Window Functions (ROW_NUMBER, RANK)
● Import/export CSVs in MySQL Workbench
Resources
● - MySQL for Data Analysis | freeCodeCamp:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXV3zeQKqGY
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● - SQL Practice on W3Schools: https://www.w3schools.com/sql/
● - LeetCode SQL Problems: https://leetcode.com/problemset/database/
Project
● - Analyze an eCommerce or sales database
● - SQL report generation using GROUP BY and JOINs
Month 3: Power BI for Interactive Dashboards
Week 9: Power BI Basics
● Install Power BI Desktop
● Data import from Excel/CSV
● Data modeling and transformation
Week 10: Power BI Visualizations
● Line, bar, pie charts
● Filters, slicers, maps
● Drill-through and tooltip setup
Week 11: DAX for Calculations
● Calculated columns and measures
● SUMX, CALCULATE, FILTER
Week 12: Power BI Projects & Publishing
● Creating dashboards
● Publishing to Power BI service
Resources
● - Power BI Full Course | Simplilearn:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGrl-H87pRU
● - Microsoft Power BI Documentation: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/
Project
● - Dashboard: IPL Dataset / Superstore / COVID-19 Visualization
● - Interactive executive sales report
Month 4: Python for Data Analysis
Weeks 13–14: Python Basics
● Data types, loops, conditionals, functions
● Working with files (read/write CSV)
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Week 15: Pandas for Data Analysis
● DataFrames, filtering, groupby, missing values
● Merge, concatenate, reshape
Week 16: Visualization with Matplotlib & Seaborn
● Bar, line, hist, scatter plots
● Pairplots, heatmaps
Resources
● - Python for Data Analysis | freeCodeCamp:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-uOLxNrNk8
● - W3Schools Python: https://www.w3schools.com/python/
Project
● - EDA on Titanic / Netflix dataset
● - Automate Excel report using Pandas
Month 5: Capstone Projects + Portfolio + Resume
Weeks 17–18: Real-world Data Projects
● Select 2 projects combining Excel/SQL/Python/Power BI
Week 19: Resume + GitHub Portfolio
● Create GitHub repo for each project
● Resume with project highlights
● LinkedIn optimization
Week 20: Mock Interviews + Applications
● Practice case studies
● SQL and Python interview questions
● Apply to 10 jobs/week
Resources
● - Ken Jee’s Career Advice Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2zq7klxX5ASFejJj80ob9ZAnBHdz5O1t
● - Data Interview Questions: https://www.interviewquery.com/
Capstone Project Ideas
● 1. Sales Analysis Dashboard (Excel + Power BI)
● 2. Customer Segmentation (SQL + Python)
● 3. Movie Ratings Analysis (Python EDA + Visualization)
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Summary Table
Month Focus Key Tools Output / Project
1 Excel + Statistics Excel Excel dashboards,
Stats reports
2 SQL MySQL SQL queries,
analysis reports
3 Power BI Power BI Interactive
dashboards
4 Python + Pandas Python EDA, Visualization
5 Projects + Job Prep All GitHub portfolio,
Resume, Job
Applications
Free Resources in Tamil:
Excel Crash Course - Learn Excel For Data Analytics | All you need to know | Tamil
PowerBI - Power Bi Tutorial For Beginners | Tamil | All You Need To Know
SQL - How to Learn SQL for Data Analytics | Beginners | SQL | Data analytics | sql ta…
Python - Data analysis Using Python | Complete Tutorial | Tamil
Sample Projects
PowerBI -
https://github.com/narenmentor/PowerBI/tree/main/Tamil%20Movie%20Analysis
Python Project
https://thecleverprogrammer.com/2024/12/27/50-data-analysis-projects-with-python/
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