Certification Overview
The IBM Data Analyst Professional Certificate (available on Coursera and edX) is a beginner-friendly, multi-course program designed to equip learners with essential data analysis skills using real tools and datasets.
Developed by IBM, the certificate covers everything from data wrangling and visualization to Excel, SQL, Python, and dashboarding — making it ideal for aspiring data professionals with little to no prior background.
Who It’s For
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Complete beginners in data analysis or data science
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College students and fresh graduates seeking job-ready skills
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Professionals in non-technical roles (HR, finance, marketing) transitioning into analytics
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Anyone preparing for roles like Data Analyst, Business Analyst, or Junior Data Scientist
What You’ll Learn (Key Topics & Skills)
The program consists of 9 courses:
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Introduction to Data Analytics
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Types of data roles
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Data ecosystem and lifecycle
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Basics of analysis and storytelling
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Excel Basics for Data Analysis
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Excel functions (VLOOKUP, PivotTables, IF statements)
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Charts and formatting for dashboards
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Basic data cleaning in Excel
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Data Visualization with Excel
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Create charts and dashboards
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Use slicers, pivot charts, and templates
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Python for Data Science, AI & Development
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Python syntax, data types, and logic
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Jupyter Notebooks and basic scripting
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Python Project for Data Science
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Use Pandas, Numpy, and Matplotlib for analysis
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Clean and visualize real data
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Databases and SQL for Data Science
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SQL syntax (SELECT, WHERE, JOIN, GROUP BY)
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Querying databases and filtering results
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Creating and populating tables
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Data Analysis with Python
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Advanced Pandas operations
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Data wrangling and exploratory data analysis (EDA)
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Correlation, summary statistics, and data distributions
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Data Visualization with Python
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Matplotlib, Seaborn, Plotly
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Visual best practices for communicating insights
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Capstone Project
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Analyze a real-world dataset
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Clean, explore, visualize, and summarize findings in a report
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Tools & Technologies Covered
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Excel
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SQL (via IBM Cloud/DB2)
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Python (with Pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib, Seaborn)
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Jupyter Notebooks
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IBM Cognos Analytics (optional dashboarding tool)
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IBM Watson Studio
Curriculum
- 1 Section
- 2 Lessons
- 5 Weeks
