Data Analyst track

Syllabus

Each sprint lasts two weeks and represents approximately 7 months

40 hours of study.

Onboarding
1-2 hours
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What to expect as a TripleTen student. How sprints are

structured, who’s on our guidance team, how to use Slack,

where to find information, and more.

1 Basic Python
Intro Course
Discover what data analysis is and do your first research
3 weeks,

as an analyst. Learn the basics of Python, a key tool 


40 hours
in the profession. This course will help you decide if you have

the time and motivation to complete the full program.

Chapter 1. Variables, Printing, Data Types, and Arithmetic

Operations

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Chapter 2. Strings

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Chapter 3. Lists

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Chapter 4. for Loops

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Chapter 5. Nested Lists

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Chapter 6. Conditions and Loops

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Chapter 7. Creating Functions

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Chapter 8. Dictionaries

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Chapter 9. pandas for Data Analysis

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Chapter 10. Data Preprocessing

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Chapter 11. Analyzing Data and Presenting Results

• Chapter 12. A Quick Overview of the Jupyter Notebook

2 Data Preprocessing
+1 project for 

Compensating for less-than-perfect data. Handling missing your portfolio

and duplicate values. Changing data types. Systems thinking 3 weeks, 40 hours
for analysts.

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Chapter 1. Introduction to Data Preprocessing

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Chapter 2. Working with Missing Values

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Chapter 3. Changing Data Types

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Chapter 5. Categorizing Data

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Chapter 6. Systems and Critical Thinking for Analysts

Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA)

3 Performing initial scans to detect patterns in data. Building +1 project for 


basic graphs and generating your first hypotheses.

your portfolio

3 weeks, 40 hours
Chapter 1. First Graphs and Conclusions

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Chapter 2. Studying Data Slices

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Chapter 3. Working with Several Data Sources

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Chapter 4. Joint Distribution

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Chapter 5. Validating Results

Statistical Data Analysis

4 Probability theory, the most common distributions, and +1 project for 


statistical methods in Python. Sampling and statistical your portfolio

significance. Identifying and handling anomalies.

3 weeks, 40 hours

Chapter 1. Descriptive Statistics

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Chapter 2. Probability Theory

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Chapter 3. Testing Hypotheses

Integrated Project 1

5 Identify patterns to help you determine whether 
 +1 project for 


a given video game will succeed or not. your portfolio

1 week, 20 hours

1-week break
6 Data Collection and Storage (SQL)
+1 project for 

your portfolio

How databases are structured and how to pull data

2 weeks, 40 hours
from them using SQL queries. Finding data online.

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Chapter 1. Retrieving Data from Online Resources

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Chapter 2. SQL as a Tool for Working with Data

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Chapter 3. Advanced SQL Features for Analysis

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Chapter 4. Relationships Between Tables

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Chapter 5. Soft Skills

Bonus Chapter: PySpark

7 Business Analytics
+1 project for 

your portfolio

Applying data analysis in business. Business metrics and

2 weeks, 40 hours
KPIs. User data analysis. Marketing analytics and related
tools. The sales funnel.

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Chapter 1. Metrics and Funnels

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Chapter 2. Cohort Analysis

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Chapter 3. Unit Economics

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Chapter 4. User Metrics

• Chapter 5. Soft Skills

Bonus Lesson: Optimizing Data in pandas

8 Making Business Decisions Based on Data

+1 project for 

Methods and tools for testing hypotheses. Experimental your portfolio

design. Seasonality. Cohort analysis. A/B testing.

2 weeks, 40 hours

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Chapter 1. The Basics of Testing Hypotheses in Business

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Chapter 2. Choosing an Experimental Method

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Chapter 3. Prioritizing Hypotheses

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Chapter 4. Preparing for an A/B Test

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Chapter 5. Analyzing the Results of A/B Test

• Chapter 6. Soft Skills

9 How to Tell a Story Using Data
+1 project for 

Presenting your research. Data visualization 
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methods. Creating reports to explain findings. 
 2 weeks, 40 hours

The seaborn library.

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Chapter 1. Preparing Presentations

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Chapter 2. The seaborn Library

• Chapter 3. The plotly Library

10 Integrated Project 2
+1 project for

your portfolio

Bring together everything you’ve learned so far to analyze

1 week, 20 hours
the results of a food app’s A/A/B test.

1-week break

11 Automation
+1 project for 

Automating data analysis processes and scripting routine tasks. your portfolio

Data visualization methods. Presenting results.

2 weeks, 40 hours

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Chapter 1. Data Pipelines and Why to Use Them

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Chapter 2. Designing and Developing Dashboards with Dash

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Chapter 3. Tableau

Forecasts and Predictions

12 Basic machine learning methods and applications. +1 project for 


Classification, forecasting, clustering. Regression. 
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Decision trees.

2 weeks, 40 hours

Chapter 1. Business Tasks Involving Machine Learning

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Chapter 2. Machine Learning Algorithms

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Chapter 3. Solving Tasks Related to Machine Learning

Final Project

13 Apply everything you've learned in a two-week bootcamp that +1 project for 


recreates the experience of working as a junior analyst. your portfolio

2 weeks, 40 hours
Career Success Program
C areer Success Program improves TripleTen graduates’ employability.
In other words, it helps students transfer from learner to earner

1 Alumni community No time limit

Space for peer to peer support and productive professional
networking.
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Constant communication with other graduates

Online events — webinars from industry professionals,

networking sessions

• Job and freelance opportunities from graduates and tutors

4 weeks
2 Career Prep Course
This additional free-of-charge course prepares graduates for
job search. It consists of lessons, assignments and feedback
by HR-specialists.

Career prep course structure:

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Personal job search strategy

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Job market in IT and digital

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Interview - theory and practice

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Networking skills

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Resume/CV

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Motivation letter

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Portfolio

• Online presence — LinkedIn, etc.

6 months or until
3 Career Accelerator you land a job

This is a community-based activity, where graduates:

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Actively look for a job and constantly improve through

feedback loop arranged by our HR-specialists

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Practice technical and HR interviews (mock-interviews)

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Actively network (with our help and on their own)

• Get access to TripleTen partners and their job opportunities