Learning SQL at 33

 I'm trying to become a Data Analyst and doing the coursera certification and we tackle the module about SQL, wow.

it can be tricky. No wonders it's fundamental. I feel a bit down that my query won't run because I used ` instead of ' and technically they look the same for my untrained eye yet...

the machine knows.

At the moment I'm using what the google certification asks you to, yet I'm not gonna be shy to limit myself there. I found a few books that seems interesting. And building that skill would be fundamental for an entry level job I assume. 

So, skill to be unlocked: SQL Query language. 

I read on Reddit that being FLUENT not only savvy, but FLUENT in understanding how to tackle that query so it rans you the most accurate information reminded me of witchcraft:

you don't want to ask the wrong question to the wrong entity my dear, so check ya petition before casting. 

A Sentiment analysis, with a side a fries please.

 Hello there internauts, 

I discovered something fantastic yesterday: 

The sentiment analysis. 

Let me share with you what I put down on my notes, from one of the resources I was checking in the net:

Sentiment analysis is the process of analyzing digital text to determine if the emotional tone of the message is positive, negative, or neutral. Today, companies have large volumes of text data like emails, customer support chat transcripts, social media comments, and reviews. Sentiment analysis tools can scan this text to automatically determine the author’s attitude towards a topic. Companies use the insights from sentiment analysis to improve customer service and increase brand reputation.

Are you telling me that I can use my social media and observational journalistic skills and ALL THESE YEARS in customer service to boil in this kind of analysis and actually quantify how good or bad our customer service at the shop is? Like.. I like being pragmatic you know. 

I'm in. 

Switch, Switch, Start

Hello internauts, 

if you landed here chances are you might be a bot, a spammer or a fellow human. 

Either way, welcome. 

Here I shall record my silly learning attempts to learn data analysis as a key tool to surpass poverty line and finally land a job that pays decently. 

Yet, I hold a bachelor in journalism, so this is where we are: a blog about my adventures in learning this new craft that perhaps you might find useful. Or not. 

Either way, enjoy!