Learn SQL Skills for Data Analysis
Skill Path
Build essential SQL skills to work with databases and analyze data—no experience needed. This beginner SQL course teaches you how to query databases, filter data, and extract insights that drive business decisions. You'll gain hands-on experience with real datasets and earn an SQL certificate to showcase your new database skills.
- Beginner friendly
- 2 months (5 hrs/week)
- Self paced
- 5 Courses
- 3 projects
Overview of SQL courses
SQL skills you'll learn
- ✓ Exploring, querying, and extracting specific sets of data
- ✓ Handling data from multiple sources
- ✓ Retrieving data to build reports and perform analysis
- ✓ Organizing data efficiently to answer business questions
Outline of SQL courses
1 steps · 5 courses
Fundamentals of SQL [5 courses]
Learn about working with data in a SQL database.
- Course 1
Introduction to SQL and Databases
4hDevelop core SQL skills by writing queries to access, explore, and manipulate data stored in relational databases for common data analysis tasks.
Course Objectives ▾
- Define the structure of SQL
- Create basic queries to extract data from tables in a database
- Define databases
- Identify different versions of SQL
- Write good SQL code
- Course 2
Summarizing Data in SQL
2hSummarize large datasets by computing statistics, grouping records, and applying SQL aggregate functions to extract meaningful insights.
Course Objectives ▾
- Employ SQL to compute statistics
- Provide statistics by group
- Filter results over groups
- Course 3
Combining Tables in SQL
3hCombine and analyze data across multiple tables by applying SQL joins and set operators to produce comprehensive, query-ready datasets.
Course Objectives ▾
- Combine tables using inner joins
- Employ different types of joins
- Employ other SQL clauses with joins
- Join on complex conditions
- Employ set operators like UNION and EXCEPT
- Course 4
SQL Subqueries
6hWrite scalable, advanced SQL queries by nesting subqueries and using common table expressions to solve complex analysis problems.
Course Objectives ▾
- Nest a query inside another query
- Employ different types of subqueries
- Employ common table expressions
- Scale your project with complex queries
- Course 5
Window Functions in SQL
6hAnalyze data more effectively by using SQL window functions to compute running metrics, rankings, distributions, and offsets within queries.
Course Objectives ▾
- Set up a frame for window functions
- Compute running aggregations with aggregate window functions
- Explore rank window functions
- Apply distribution window functions
- Use offset window functions
SQL projects you'll build
3 hands-on projects across the path
Customers and Products Analysis Using SQL
For this project, you'll step into the role of a data analyst at a scale model car company. You'll use SQL skills like joins and subqueries to explore a sales database and provide data-driven answers to key business questions about inventory, customers, and marketing.
SQL Window Functions for Northwind Traders
For this project, you'll assume the role of a data analyst at Northwind Traders, using advanced SQL techniques to provide insights that drive strategic business decisions.
Analyzing Kickstarter Projects
For this project, you'll assume the role of a data analyst at a startup considering launching a Kickstarter campaign. You'll analyze data to help the team understand what might influence a campaign's success.
Earn your SQL Skills for Data Analysis Certificate
Add this SQL certificate to your resume or LinkedIn to showcase your skills and stand out in job applications.
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