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5 May 20261 min read

Data Analyst Portfolio Project #1 | Build a Database | Develop SQL | Create a Dashboard

I am going to use Excel, Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio, and Power BI to follow a data analyst portfolio project.

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I am going to use Excel, Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio, and Power BI.

This connects with End-to-End SQL to Dashboard as another portfolio-building note.

The tutorial video:

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The dataset: YouTube redirect

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24 May 2026 / 28 min read

Anna: How I Built My Personal AI Chatbot

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22 May 2026 / 13 min read

Common NLP Questions and Answers

A study note answering common NLP questions about ABSA, tokenisation, Naive Bayes, vector semantics, logistic regression, RAG, fine-tuning, hallucinations, and ethics.

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