Fundamentals of Data Analysis

Welcome and thank you for reading my book. I'm excited to share my passion for data and I hope to provide the resources and insights to fast-track your journey into data analysis. My goal is to educate, mentor, and coach you throughout this book on the techniques used to become a top-notch data analyst. During this process, you will get hands-on experience using the latest open source technologies available such as Jupyter Notebook and Python. We will stay within that technology ecosystem throughout this book to avoid confusion. However, you can be confident the concepts and skills learned are transferable across open source and vendor solutions with a focus on all things data.

In this chapter, we will cover the following:

• The evolution of data analysis and why it is important
• What makes a good data analyst?
• Understanding data types and why they are important
• Data classifications and data attributes explained
• Understanding data literacy