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

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Analysing Data with Excel | IBM
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Youtube Videos:

1. Freecodecamp's MS Excel Tutorial for Beginners

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2. Data Analytics In Excel Full Course | Intellipat

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3. Excel Tutorial | Intellipat

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[Link] Excel Full Course 2022 | Simplilearn
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5. Data Analytics Using Excel | Simplilearn

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6. Beginners to Pro Free Excel | Chandoo

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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:

[Link]

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

[Link]

SQL tutorial for beginners | Rishabh Mishra

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⚡ SQL Basics for Data Science
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SQL Bootcamp
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8 free Courses that'll teach you better than the paid ones

1. SQL Full-course by Simplilearn

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2. Learn Basic SQL In 15 Mins | Learn BI Online

[Link]

3. SQL Basic Tutorial | TechTFQ

[Link]

4. MySQL Tutorials for beginners | Edureka

[Link]

5. NOSQL databases tutorial | freeCodeCamp

[Link]

For practicing:
▪ W3schools: [Link]
▪ Hacker rank sql: [Link]
▪ 8-week sql challenge- case study: [Link]
▪ Data lemur: [Link]
▪ Leetcode: [Link]
▪ Learn SQL: [Link]

Projects:

15 Exciting SQL Projects With Source Code

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 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
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▪ Power BI Udemy course:
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▪ Power Bi Tutorial + Project Beginners:
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Learn PowerBI: [Link]

-Tableau for Data Viz

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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

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Python Pandas
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Week - 10, 11

6. Portfolio

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Practice Projects at home:
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Here are the links to some projects:

1) E-commerce Project (Very Popular)

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2) Railway management system

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3)Road Safety Dataset

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4) European Soccer Game Analysis

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5) World Population Dataset

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Top 5 Data Analytics Projects with Resources | Projects for Beginners | Rishabh Mishra
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Sql - Data analysis practice/project

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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)

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2. End To End Cricket Data Analytics Project Using Web Scraping, Python, Pandas
 and Power BI
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Week - 12

7. Soft Skills

Free resume template sites

Novo Resume: [Link]

Canva: [Link]
Resume io: [Link]

Interview Preparation

SQL interview preparation

● Use this website: [Link]
Also check this YouTube channel: [Link]
Data analyst interview preparation
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-questions
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500+ Interview Questions On Data Analyst And Business Analytics

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Certifications
Data Analyst Certificates

Google Data Analytics Certificate

[Link]

Google Advanced Data Analytics Certificate

[Link]
IBM Data Analytics Certificate
[Link]

Microsoft BI Data Analyst Certificate

[Link]

Meta Marketing Analytics Certificate

[Link]

Data Scientist

Data Science Certificate

[Link]

Practice

Best place to learn SQL: [Link]

1. Learn Excel: [Link]
2. Learn SQL: [Link]
3. Learn PowerBI:
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Youtube channels
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