Everything you need to know to become a data analyst

[@kineticlight913]

Love your channel. I am currently a statistics junior, and im actively comparing two fields, computational data science and statistics. From what i understand and have learned so far, I can DO a lot more with my CDS knowledge from class, but i UNDERSTAND more from my stats classes. Do you have a suggestion as to the preferred major for a fluid transition to the professional world? Best wishes to you and look forward to your future content.

[@ChristianGardner]

Can you Major in one and minor in the other? I majored in applied statistics and was able to take a lot of courses that helped me transition into the professional world .. either are probably good options 👍🏻

[@ChristianGardner]

And thank you for the kind words, I appreciate you 😎

[@kineticlight913]

@@ChristianGardnerwhich one should be the major though? I talked to my stats advisor and he said, "cds is less informed". I feel like I'm learning plenty in my cds courses though? My next step is to ask a cds advisor the same question, "whats the difference between cds and stats as a major?"

[@ChristianGardner]

@@kineticlight913 I think a statistics major will be more rigorous and more valuable tbh, I’d major in that and minor in the other but that’s just my opinion

[@ntran04299]

Just discovered your channel and it's very helpful! I'm graduating this december with a math degree and been practicing SQL and Power BI to apply for entry level DA positions. I have no relevant work experience or internship so on my resume I have to make it up with some projects on real world data. Even then, this doesn't beat real world experience. Do you think I should aim for internships first? Also, do you plan on being a DA a long time or do you plan on getting into a more technical role like data scientist, machine learning engineer, data engineer, etc.? For me, my end goal is ML engineering.

[@ChristianGardner]

Honestly, I’m not sure how long I’ll be a DA.. but I think you should be applying to both internships and entry level positions .. and apply like crazy .. thanks for the kind words!

[@user-zq9ml6ot8u]

if you were to do a master's program with your experience and educational background what would you do? or wouldn't you go into a master's?

[@ChristianGardner]

If I did it would probably be statistics and if not that MBA/MPH/or CS

[@sar.dul_]

Hey Christian. Thanks for the video. I wanted to ask a question. Do i need learn excel to land an internship as a data analyst or is python(pandas and matplotlib) and SQL enough?

[@ChristianGardner]

I don’t know if it is required, but I feel like most positions would consider it a given that you are Atleast somewhat proficient in Excel.. I’ve only ever used excel to share results from an analysis in a more meaningful way (pivot table/charts)

[@sar.dul_]

@@ChristianGardner Thank you for your reply. Means a lot. ♥

[@cristianaquino4318]

Im a Freshman in Penn State UP, I’m going into Computational Data Sciences. Should I switch it to Applied Data Science? And do you recommend to get any minor

[@ChristianGardner]

Nice “WE ARE”! I think both are good options, obviously computational DS will probably give you a much better background in statistics math and comp sci, so that would likely be my choice! Best of luck

[@diff2587]

Yo I’m doing a CS and Applied math double major. Am I dying poor and alone?

[@ChristianGardner]

You may die alone but Atleast you won’t be poor!

[@diff2587]

Bitchin@@ChristianGardner