Watch the video for examples to pick different visualizations on dashboards. It depends on amount of data you are going to show too. 

This post will list websites that will be useful to track as you gain more understanding of trends in Data Analytics

Data Literacy (Recommend for Everyone)

Understand how to present information in easy to understand Infographics by looking at samples on these sites. Subscribe to receive daily notification from these sites so that you can see variety of visualizations related to recent trends.

Visual Capitalist

Statista

Learn SQL with following tutorial on W3Schools. This tutorial allows you to learn basics of SQL and test yourself without actually installing a Database. Highly recommended for Beginners 

https://www.w3schools.com/sql/default.asp

Practice till you can clear this quiz also hosted on W3Schools: https://www.w3schools.com/sql/sql_quiz.asp

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Learn how to use Excel for data modeling. This will help take your excel knowledge to next level. 

While preparing for a career in Data Analytics, the requirements vary based on a specific role you are interested in pursuing.  Nikhil has contributed following visual based on his perspective. Hope you will find this useful and pick a role based on your competency in respective skills. 

W3Schools.com started tracking some statistics from 2002. 

• Browser popularity change as well as versions over a period of time
• Operating System popularity change

• Browser Display usage change
• Mobile Devices popularity change

Data visualization techniques vary a lot based on types of target users who will be consuming data. 

Join this "Storytelling with Data" community and practice your skills in improving your ability to use data to tell stories. This community is setup on following principles

• Practice in a safe environment
• Take regular challenges and exercises
• Get Feedback from others

SWD Community

PowerBI from Microsoft provides Visualization features to convert data to action. 

PowerBI Training Links

Qlik Sense can be used to use create Visualizations (Charts and Dashboards). Please use this link to free videos to learn how to connect to data and build charts/dashboards

Qlik Sense Training

Download free version from thispage

While basic data analytics can be done by using data in CSV or Excel files but most common data analytics in organizations will require querying data from databases.

As beginner gaining database skills will help you hit the ground running. Following step by step tutorial can teach you skills to understand database concepts.

SQL Tutorial on W3 Schools

Installing mySQL

We will be providing datasets that you can setup in mySQL database and practice your skills