Full Roadmap: Data Science & Data Analytics
Goal
- Data Analyst: Understand and analyze data, create dashboards, generate insights.
- Data Scientist: Build predictive models using statistical techniques and machine learning.
STAGE 1: Fundamentals (02 months)
Prerequisites:
- Math: Basic statistics, probability, mean, median, mode, standard deviation
- Excel/Google Sheets: Functions, pivot tables, data cleaning
- SQL: SELECT, WHERE, GROUP BY, JOIN, HAVING
Tools: MySQL / PostgreSQL / BigQuery
STAGE 2: Core Skills (24 months)
1. Programming: Python
- Data types, loops, conditionals
- Functions, file handling, error handling
- OOP basics
Libraries:
- NumPy Arrays & numerical computing
- Pandas Data manipulation
- Matplotlib / Seaborn Visualization
- OpenPyXL Export to Excel
STAGE 3: Data Visualization & BI Tools (46 months)
Tools:
- Power BI / Tableau
- Dashboards and reports
- Connecting SQL / Excel
Projects:
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- Sales dashboard
- HR attrition report
- E-commerce insights
STAGE 4: Statistics & Probability (68 months)
- Descriptive Statistics
- Probability Distributions
- Hypothesis Testing
- Correlation & Covariance
- Sampling techniques
STAGE 5: Machine Learning (812 months)
Supervised:
- Linear/Logistic Regression
- Decision Trees, Random Forests
- SVM, k-NN
Unsupervised:
- k-means, DBSCAN
- PCA
Tools:
- Scikit-Learn
- Jupyter/Colab
STAGE 6: Advanced Topics (1216 months)
- Deep Learning: TensorFlow / PyTorch
- Big Data: PySpark, Hadoop
- Cloud: AWS, GCP, Azure
- Data Pipelines: Airflow, DBT
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STAGE 7: Projects + Portfolio (1618 months)
- EDA Project (e.g., Titanic, IPL)
- Dashboard Project
- ML Prediction Model
- Time Series Forecasting
Tips:
- Use GitHub
- Publish dashboards
- Write blogs
STAGE 8: Job Preparation (18+ months)
Resume:
- Projects, tools, impact
Interview Prep:
- SQL: LeetCode, StrataScratch
- Python: HackerRank
- Case Studies
Certifications:
- Google, IBM, Microsoft
BONUS: Career Paths
Role | Focus | Skills
-----|--------|--------
Data Analyst | Descriptive | SQL, Excel, Power BI
Business Analyst | Logic + data | Excel, Tableau
Data Scientist | Predictive | Python, ML, stats
ML Engineer | Deploying | ML, cloud
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Data Engineer | Pipelines | SQL, ETL, cloud
Quick Tools Map
Category | Tools
---------|------
Language | Python, R
Handling | Pandas, NumPy
Viz | Power BI, Tableau
ML | Scikit-Learn, XGBoost
DL | TensorFlow, PyTorch
SQL | PostgreSQL, MySQL
Big Data | PySpark, Hadoop
Cloud | AWS, GCP, Azure