Data Analysis: Examining data to find patterns, answer questions and support decisions, often with Excel, SQL, Python or dashboards.
Example
You analyse last month’s sales data to find which product sold best in each city.
Why Data Analysis matters for IT interns
It is a role of its own and a useful skill in many other roles.
Where you will hear it
You will hear this term in data, analytics, and AI work, and increasingly in general software teams too. If someone uses it and you are not sure what they mean in your project, it is completely fine to ask; every team uses terms a little differently.
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What is Data Analysis?
Examining data to find patterns, answer questions and support decisions, often with Excel, SQL, Python or dashboards.
What is an example of Data Analysis?
You analyse last month’s sales data to find which product sold best in each city.
Why does Data Analysis matter for IT interns?
It is a role of its own and a useful skill in many other roles.
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Dhaivat has 16+ years of experience in the IT industry, working on AI and cloud technologies, project delivery, and engineering leadership. He has interviewed and mentored many interns, wrote The Lost Intern, and runs the non-commercial Career Impact Initiative, mentoring students for free.