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 documentation instruction: YouTube redirect
The dataset: YouTube redirect
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