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About the Course

This is the third course in the Google Data Analytics Certificate. As you continue to build on your understanding of the topics from the first two courses, you’ll be introduced to new topics that will help you gain practical data analytics skills. You’ll learn how to use tools like spreadsheets and SQL to extract and make use of the right data for your objectives, and how to organize and protect your data. Current Google data analysts will continue to instruct and provide you with hands-on ways to accomplish common data analyst tasks with the best tools and resources. Learners who complete this certificate program will be equipped to apply for introductory-level jobs as data analysts. No previous experience is necessary. By the end of this course, learners will: - Find out how analysts decide what data to collect for analysis. - Learn about structured and unstructured data, data types, and data formats. - Discover how to identify different types of bias in data to help ensure data credibility. - Explore how analysts use spreadsheets and SQL within databases and data sets. - Examine open data and the relationship between, and importance of, data ethics and data privacy. - Gain an understanding of how to access databases and extract, filter, and sort the data they contain. - Learn best practices for organizing data and keeping it secure....

Top reviews

RA

Aug 10, 2022

The lessons were easy to follow through and the explanantions were easy to understand. The hands-on practices also helped improve hands-on skills with the data analysis tools introduced in this course

DD

Jul 4, 2021

Thank you for the course! It's a nice introduction to SQL and Google Big Query as well as the concepts of data privacy and security. The course also offers some great tips for professional networking.

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By Shady S

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Feb 2, 2024

A very good content with a lot of practice, specially for SQL. The instructor is also engaging and exciting. One thing, more videos and less reading are needed.

By Ngai H

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Feb 20, 2023

I like the course very much. It is informative and useful. I learned a lot from this course, especially about data ethics, data organization and data security.

By KEHINDE A

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Nov 18, 2021

This course is highly important to my life and has changed my thinking on everything that happen to me in life and i believe this will totally change my life.

By Nana B

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Sep 26, 2021

This was by far the most compelling of the three stages. i was introduced to new information which i was quite difficult for me to get but the tutor was great.

By Mohamed S

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Oct 8, 2023

As the first two courses of data analysis certificate from Google. The curriculum and the instructor were great. looking forward to finishing the certificate.

By Ugwu H I (

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Sep 25, 2022

The program was wonderful. It all encompassing , the videos ,hands-on and every aspect of the course was top notch .

Wonderful experience it's i must confess

By Aleksandr B

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Jul 24, 2022

Finally, some hard skill. Though, I would still like to see more of them :-)

Thank you for lots of useful resources, for introduction into Kaggle and BigQuery.

By Jeffrey L

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Jan 15, 2024

This course was super amazing all through my learning. I enjoyed it and the tutor was very awesome and efficient, maybe someday she'd become a professor :)

By Samuel A

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Dec 29, 2021

Wonderful course! Learnt a lots about data preparation for further analysis or exploration which is an important step or foundation in data analyst career.

By Jason G

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Jun 28, 2021

VERY comprehensive and thorough, almost a bit too thorough. But everything was explained in great detail, and I loved the hands-on aspects in this course.

By Patrick W

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Jun 18, 2023

many hands-on projects showing how to work with SQL, Kaggle, BigQuery and other tools. also, how to network effectively and how to process the data well.

By Chappelle A

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May 18, 2023

The structure in which they use to teach key concepts is amazing and definitely helpful. I can only be happy about the next steps in the overall program.

By Ivan A E

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Jun 19, 2022

This course really helps me to understand the nature of data, starting from gathering data down to organizing it in order to drive a meaningful insights.

By ADENIKE L

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Apr 4, 2022

The course has given an insight on how to use some data analysis tools . In spreadsheet, I can now sort and filter data, also I am a big fan of BigQuery.

By Mihaela D

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Oct 12, 2021

Very easy to follow; helpful to have google sheets to download and work along with the instructor. Material is clear, enough challenging for a beginner.

By Aiman F B C R

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Jul 1, 2021

I loved how easy to understand the fundaments of exploring data from this course. Experiencing additional information on networking certainly helps a lot

By Abhishek R

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May 23, 2021

It's a good course to understand about the prepare phase in data analysis process.A comprehensive view about various steps that are involved is provided.

By Mahesh K S G

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Jan 3, 2023

Really loved the course. Learned a lot about file naming convection, data security, SQL, data types, and much more. Looking forward for the next course.

By Eva C

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Jan 30, 2022

I've learnt many useful tips how to organize data, bout metadata, bigQuery and SQL. Although I'm not a newbie in the field, I can recommend this course.

By Armando G

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Nov 24, 2023

Excellent course, full of hand on and practice online. Was great to meet other Databases, Kaggle, BigQuery, work with SQL and make query and much more.

By Kumar D

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Jun 6, 2021

Each courses in this series of Google Data Analytics, building skill and confidence gradually and steadily. I am loving this course than anything else.

By Adel A

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Jun 9, 2024

I am thrilled to be a part of this great program. I loved the presentations and the part with SQL queries really piqued my interest. Thank you google!

By Gustav G

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Nov 15, 2023

Great coverage of data basics. I have some university level training and this course was concise and covered the most important data analysis topics.

By Tega G

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Aug 14, 2023

Exposed me to new idea and topics i didnt know I had a shallow grasp on.

From bias to data privacy and security, It was an amazing experience overall.

By Fungai C

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Oct 2, 2022

As a computer science graduate, i did not really understand sql even though i had used it. This course helped me grasp the major concepts. thank you.