A professional certificate on Coursera, developed by Google, that teaches the data analysis workflow with tools such as spreadsheets, SQL, R, and Tableau, and ends with a job-preparation course. Commenters describe it as an accessible route into junior data analyst work.

Commenters point to it as a practical starting point for getting a data analyst job, noting it is affordable and self-paced.

On Reddit (7)

1. RecommendsChance_Dragonfly_148r/learnmachinelearning2023in “What is the best way to get into machine learning without going into university?”

   Do a few data science courses on coursera. Thats what I did. I did the Google and IBM ones. Thats a good start and it pretty cheap also.

2. Recommendsbenitosblader/marketing2022in “What was the hardest class for you as a marketing major ?”

   Besides Accounting Project Management was a tough cookie. After I graduated I searched for marketing jobs and saw Marketing Analyst can make bank so I jumped on Google Academy which is free and took the beginner and advanced courses for the Google Analytics platform and took the Google Analytics…

3. RecommendsZjarr-r/learnprogramming2021in “How to become a Data analyst”▲ 4

   Google's data analytics course teaches what to do in order to get a job in its last course. Besides that, you should get really good with most of the tools you learn in it: excel, sql and python and its data oriented libraries. Google teaches R, but python is more used in the data field afaik so…

4. Recommendssebthepleb96r/Python2021in “I created a 4-week roadmap to go from Python Beginner to Project Builder. The roadmap is a part of my Bootcamp. I am publishing it so that others can plan their learning strategy accordingly. Hope you all find this useful”▲ 2

   Hi I was thinking of both. Not sure if udemy has the best data sci courses. I’m using the google data analyst course for learning general data analysis ( I learn R, slides, and sql)

5. Recommendskschangr/learnprogramming2021in “Got a promotion into "data analysis", have no idea what to learn to make my job easier”▲ 4

   Take some Coursera courses for "data science". Both Google and IBM have classes for that on that platform. They are not expensive, maybe $40 a month, and it's self-paced. You can do a whole week's worth in a single day if you push yourself. I think I finished one of those courses in 2 weeks, but I…

6. MentionsKishorekmr23r/SEO2023in “SEO/digital marketing courses”

   If I had the opportunity to buy a SEO or a digital marketing course, I would buy a digital marketing course. SEO is a very important part of digital marketing, but it is just one component. A digital marketing course would give you a more comprehensive understanding of all aspects of digital…

7. MentionsMiddleSignificant809r/learnprogramming2023in “Where can I learn SQL for free and have some sort of cert to show for it?”

   Check out some Coursera courses, namely the Data Analytics course with IBM. I think you can do a 7-day free trial and can probably speedrun it. You won’t learn it very well; but, if the goal is cheap certification….that’s your best bet. After that, there are tons of data set sites and SQL based…

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