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Looking to be a Data Analyst

How important is knowing Javascript as a Data Analyst or Data Scientist? I am exploring careers and see many courses offering JS. #datascience, #college

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Yumi’s Answer

As a data analyst, it's crucial to master technical skills such as SQL, Excel, and data visualization. But remember, continuous learning and being receptive to fresh opportunities are equally important.
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John’s Answer

There are lots of jobs for Data Analyst and Data Scientist. Every organization is looking to analyze their data to improve. These positions are similar and there are some good articles on the web about the actual differences. In general, you will be taking lots of advanced math, statistics and computer science in college.

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Understand the various positions available as a data analyst and data scientists. Understand the different responsibilities.
Make a list of colleges that offer data analyst and data scientist majors.
Look at course requirements for data analyst and data scientist majors to help decide which one if best for you.
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Priti’s Answer

I don't think you need to have Javascript skills to be a data analyst or data scientist. Data scientists can use many different tools for their advanced analytics needs and data analysts will heavily be dependent on databases, reporting, data understanding, data architecture etc.
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Su’s Answer

Hi Dee,

To be honest I don't think being Data Analyst or Scientist requires any JavaScript skills. Here are a list of useful resources/materials that should be useful for you to start with:

Coursera (ML / Statistics / Big Data / Data Visualization)

- Machine Learning, by Stanford

- Deep Learning Specialization (5 courses), by deeplearning.ai

- Advanced Machine Learning Specialization (3/7 courses), by National Research University

- Bayesian Statistics, by University of California, Santa Cruz. check 1point3acres for more.

- Data Visualization and Communication with Tableau, by Duke

- Big Data Integration and Processing, by University of California, Santa Cruz


Books (ML / Statistics)

- Hands-On Machine Learning with SciKit-Learn and TensorFlow

- Python Machine Learning

- Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning (PRML)

- The Elements of Statistical Learning (ESL)

- An Introduction to Statistical Learning (ISL)

- Machine Learning: A Probabilistic Perspective

- Interpretable Machine Learning

As Data Analytics its a most have skill set to run sophisticated SQL queries and be familiar with modern data warehouse like Hive, SparkSQL. A great book to start with is: https://www.manning.com/books/big-data-warehousing-cx

Thanks.

Shaowei

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You don't need study JavaScript for sure
Go through the books/courses, and more..
A good understanding of big data skills like Hadoop, Spark is plus
Take interviews with real companies and learn what the industry is asking for their positions
Thank you comment icon that's a great list to begin with 1 Chhavi Sharma
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karthik’s Answer

Earn a bachelor’s degree in a field with an emphasis on statistical and analytical skills, such as math or computer science
Learn important data analytics skills
Consider certification
Get your first entry-level data analyst job
Earn a master’s degree in data analytic
Thank you comment icon JavaScript is not a necessity, when using tools like Tableau or Qlik. BUT knowing it can excel you in how you present data. With in Qlik you can use Javascript, HTML, CSS and create some stunning dashboards/Mashups that give a great experience to the end user. Barry Walters
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Karthik’s Answer

For a data analyst position, JavaScript isn't necessary. Even in the case of a data scientist role, companies tend to prioritize Python, R, and SQL programming skills over JavaScript.
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