Business Analysis and SQL
Many Business Analyst roles today want some some kind of coding experience and its certainly advantageous to have. This may range from Python, R or something else, but, by far the one I see that appears the most is a demand for SQL. This can be daunting for new Business Analysts or those who are more experienced and looking to jump to that next role that requires experience with SQL, but dont worry its very simple to get started! I've put together a quick basics introduction guide below and linked to some further resources below which will help take those that are interested to the next steps in their SQL journey. What is SQL and what is its history? SQL stands for Structured Query Language and was originally created in the early 1970s by Donald D Chamberlin and Raymond F Boyce. There are many different flavours of SQL but apart from some syntax differences are broadly the same. Transact SQL (T-SQL) is one of the most popular ones. What can I do with SQL? The mai...