H-Tech Data Analysis Scheme of Work.
DATA ANALYSIS
WEEK Topic Description
Week 1 • Overview of data Introduction to data analytics and what excel has to do with it
analytics
• Introduction to excel Looking through the excel interface and knowing the names and
interface function of the buttons and everything else
• Data types in Excel Here we’ll learn the various data types in excel
• Functions and formulas Here we’ll learn about functions and formulas in excel
• Text Functions (for Getting an understanding on functions that can be carried out on text
combing & splitting)
Week 2 • Changing Case and Here we’ll learn how to changes cases of text with the help of some
cleaning empty space handy functions and remove spaces to improve our dataset quality
• Converting Data with Here we’ll learn the various data types in excel
value and text
• Dates Functions Here we’ll learn the various data types in excel
• Name ranges Here we’ll learn the various about named ranges and what they are
used for
• Data Validations Here we’ll learn the various data validation and how it helps data entry
• Tables, Sorting and Here we’ll learn how to sort and filter data in excel
Filtering
• Conditional Formatting Here we’ll learn about conditional formatting
• Logical/Conditional Here we’ll learn logical and conditional functions in excel
Functions
• Lookup functions Here we’ll learn about lookup functions
• Pivot Tables Here you will learn all about summarizing large data sets using pivot
table
Week 3 • TRANSFORMING DATA • Here we’ll dive into transforming data and turning it into a form
IN EXCEL that is suitable for analysis
• We’ll use power query and various functions to achieve this
• Here we’ll create charts and graphs to better explain data
• DATA VISUALIZATIONS graphically to assist us in passing on our insights
IN EXCEL • Then we’ll compile the charts together to form a dashboard
Week 4 • Meta Analysis • Theoretical Statistics
• Descriptive statistics
• Correlation
• Regression
• Mean tests.
• Variance tests
• Non-Parametric Test
Week 5 • SPSS for Meta Analysis • Descriptive statistics
• Correlation
• Regression
• Mean tests.
• Variance tests
• Non-Parametric Test
Week 6 • Introduction to Power BI • Overview of Power Bi
• Getting Started
• Interface Overview
• Data Sources and connections
• Data loading
• Transforming data with Power Query Editor
• Data modeling with relationships
Week 7 • Data Visualization and • Creating Visualizations- Building charts, graphs and tables
Analysis • Formatting and customizations
• Dashboard and Report Creation
• Best practice in visualizations
• Introduction to DAX (Data Analysis Expressions)
• Measures and calculated Columns
• Time intelligence functions
Week 8 • Introduction to SQL and • Overview of databases and SQL
Basic Queries • Basic SQL syntax and structure
• Using the SELECT statement
• WHERE clause for filtering data
• Logical operators (AND, OR, NOT)
• Sorting data using ORDER BY
• Limiting results with LIMIT/OFFSET
• INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE statements
• Aggregating data with GROUP BY
• Using aggregate functions (COUNT, SUM, AVG, MAX, MIN)
• Understanding HAVING clause for filtering aggregated data
Week 9 • Working with Multiple • Introduction to JOINs (INNER, LEFT, RIGHT, FULL)
Tables • Handling NULL values in joins
• Using aliases for table names
• Subqueries and Set • Utilizing subqueries in SELECT and WHERE clauses
Operations • Using UNION, INTERSECT, and EXCEPT for set operations
• Combining multiple queries
Week 10 • Introduction to Python • Set up a Python development environment.
and Data Analysis Basics • Learn Python syntax and fundamental programming concepts.
• • Perform basic data manipulation using Python’s built-in data
structures.
• Data Loading and • Load data from different sources: csv, excel, json etc.
Cleaning • Handling missing values and outliers effectively
• Clean and preprocess data for further analysis
Week 11 • Exploratory Data • Perform descriptive statistics on data sets
Analysis • Create data visualizations using libraries like Matplotlib etc
• Identify patterns, trends, and anomalies in data
• Meta Analysis with • Regression model in python
Python • Introduction to ML in python
Week 12 • Project • Personal Project
• Group Project
• Project Defense
