SQL for Data Analysis

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This beginner-friendly course equips you with the skills to work with data, covering SQL fundamentals and advanced techniques. You'll become proficient in writing complex queries for effective data analysis without needing extensive programming knowledge.
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What you'll learn

This course will introduce to you the data analysis basics, typical tasks, and how to deal with them using SQL.

Here is what you will learn:

  • basic SQL syntax: data types, functions, and expressions;
  • power of SQL: how to get quick insights from your data with just a few lines of code
  • common problems arising in a data analyst’s everyday work and their solution with SQL
  • basic business metrics, such as CR, CAC, LTV, ROI
  • how to work with data visualization tools (BI systems)

Topics covered by this course

Retrieving Data
10 topics
DBMS
10 topics
Introduction to SQL
8 topics
DB Theory
7 topics
Data Modification Language
5 topics
Fundamentals of data analysis and business analytics
5 topics
Functions and operations
4 topics
Generative AI
3 topics
Computer science fundamentals
1 topic
Data Definition Language
1 topic
Subqueries
1 topic

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Master advanced engineering concepts through ambitious projects. Each project deepens your expertise and transforms you from an experienced engineer into an exceptional one.

Recycling Organization

Welcome to the Recycling Organization Database, where you'll examine as a novice data analyst income and outcome data from two accounting companies hired by the recycling organization to manage their data.  Your job is to compare and analyze the financial records of these companies. Discover insights to guide decision-making and strategic planning, aiming to improve financial transaction efficiency for the recycling organization Join us as we dive into financial data to optimize the recycling organization's income.

MySQL Workbench

Ever wondered how Generative AI could transform your data journey? In this project, you will discover how Generative AI and MySQL Workbench can help you become a more productive data modeler and analyst. You will combine these tools to create a data model, turn this model into SQL code to initialize a database, and extract insights from the database with Generative AI through prompt engineering.

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lionel davy Kouemeni Tchako
5 months ago
This course help me to understand, subqueries,CTE,windows,self join, anti-join, aggregation, DDL,DML
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Tomas Kanuch
5 months ago
Course covers very basics of Data Analyst with SQL. Most of the SQL topics were explained in other courses. Adding little Data Analysis on top of that showed the possibility of SQL.
kdn
9 months ago
The SQL for Data Analysis course is super easy to follow and does a great job of breaking down the SQL topics. The projects provide useful examples of how to practice using the material instead of just reading about it. Overall, it is an excellent course if you want to level up your SQL skills.

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Issue date August 7, 2026
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