Data and Analytics

Learning paths

• Data analysis (12 steps)

  Learn to find, clean, summarise and visualise data, from spreadsheets and SQL to statistics and dashboards, using free courses, open textbooks and public datasets.

Curated Resources (23)

Tools (4)

• Tableau Public public.tableau.comfree

  Free data visualization platform allowing users to explore, create, and publicly share interactive business analytics dashboards.

• Apache Superset superset.apache.orgfree

  Open-source data exploration and visualization web application designed to handle enterprise business intelligence at scale.

• Metabase metabase.comfreemium

  Open-source business intelligence tool that enables teams to query databases and build visual dashboards without complex SQL.

• KNIME Analytics Platform knime.comfree

  Open-source visual programming environment for creating data science, data integration, and advanced business analytics workflows.

Databases (4)

• Data.gov data.govfree

  U.S. federal open government data repository providing hundreds of thousands of datasets across commerce, labor, and industry.

• Kaggle Datasets kaggle.comfree

  Community platform offering thousands of open datasets, code notebooks, and benchmarks across business analytics and predictive modeling.

• World Bank Open Data data.worldbank.orgfree

  Free, open access to global economic, financial, and developmental indicators for comparative market and business analysis.

• Google Dataset Search datasetsearch.research.google.comfree

  Search engine enabling discovery of datasets across institutional repositories, universities, and commercial publishers.

Learn (7)

• Introductory Business Statistics openstax.orgfree

  Peer-reviewed open textbook covering hypothesis testing, regression analysis, forecasting, and probability models for business.

• Gateway to Business Analytics with Microsoft Excel open.umn.edufree

  Open-access curriculum introducing practical spreadsheet modeling, data manipulation, pivot tables, and descriptive analytics.

• Kaggle Learn kaggle.comfree

  Free hands-on micro-courses covering practical data analysis, SQL, Python data manipulation, and machine learning fundamentals.

• BI Analyst Roadmap (roadmap.sh) roadmap.shfree

  Interactive roadmap on business intelligence analysis: topics laid out in a suggested study order, each linking to further reading.

• Data Analyst Roadmap (roadmap.sh) roadmap.shfree

  Interactive roadmap on data analysis: topics laid out in a suggested study order, each linking to further reading.

• Power BI Roadmap (roadmap.sh) roadmap.shfree

  Interactive roadmap on reporting with Power BI: topics laid out in a suggested study order, each linking to further reading.

• Python for Data Analysis Roadmap (roadmap.sh) roadmap.shfree

  Interactive roadmap on data analysis with Python: topics laid out in a suggested study order, each linking to further reading.

Publications (3)

• INFORMS Journal on Data Science pubsonline.informs.orgpaid

  Peer-reviewed academic journal publishing innovative research in data science methods and applications in business and operations.

• Journal of Business Analytics tandfonline.compaid

  Scholarly journal exploring analytical modeling, business intelligence, decision sciences, and practical organizational implementations.

• Harvard Business Review - Data & Analytics hbr.orgfreemium

  Executive management publication covering data strategy, enterprise analytics adoption, data literacy, and AI leadership.

Blogs and sites (3)

• Towards Data Science towardsdatascience.comfreemium

  Independent publication providing practical tutorials, analytical concepts, and case studies written by practicing data professionals.

• Simply Statistics simplystatistics.orgfree

  Academic blog by biostatistics and data science professors discussing data analysis practices, statistics in society, and scientific reproducibility.

• FlowingData flowingdata.comfreemium

  Data visualization blog exploring how statisticians, designers, and business analysts interpret data through graphic design and charts.

Events and conferences (2)

• INFORMS Annual Meeting connect.informs.orgpaid

  Global operations research and analytics conference bringing together thousands of academics, data scientists, and industry leaders.

• Gartner Data & Analytics Summit gartner.compaid

  Leading executive gathering focused on enterprise data architecture, governance, business analytics strategies, and AI implementation.

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