Career Paths/Data Science

Data Platform & Analytics

Data Scientist

Answer business questions with SQL: filter, join, find trends, and measure funnels.

  • Pull the right rows from messy company tables
  • Join tables and explain who did what
  • Build funnels and retention numbers product teams trust

New here? Skill 1 starts with SELECT — pick columns from a table.

Python, statistics, and model training are not games on this path yet.

Brush up first

Optional Learn to code tutorials. Skip any you already know, then start Skill 1.

Your path to Data Science

Finish them in order. Each step unlocks after you clear the one before it.

  1. SQL Noir

    Step 1: Ask a question of the data

    Write SELECT, WHERE, ORDER BY, and simple filters.

    About 2 hours

  2. Step 2: Summarize a dataset

    Count, group, and filter piles with GROUP BY and HAVING.

    About 2 hours

    Locked
  3. Step 3: Combine datasets

    Join tables and use subqueries to follow a story across data.

    About 3 hours

    Locked
  4. Step 4: Find trends

    Use window functions and CTEs to spot trends over time.

    About 3 hours

    Locked
  5. Step 5: Answer product questions

    Build funnels, retention, and warehouse-scale SQL on a budget.

    About 3 hours

    Locked

Practice more

Free practice hubs — jump in whenever you want reps outside the skill order.

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