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In this video, I share my findings on whether you should learn Python to become a data analyst. For this, I used Python to scrape LinkedIn job postings for data analysts to analyze what skills are being requested of entry-level data analysts. Surprisingly enough, it is neither Python nor R as the most requested skill!?!

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00:00 Intro
01:05 Overview
01:43 What is Python?
02:35 Analysis of Python Use
03:40 What is R?
04:07 Python vs R
04:36 Why Google chose R!
05:43 OTHER tools to learn
09:24 Recommendation to learn Python
11:38 Conclusion

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