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Uche Ezekwueme @ucheezekwueme.bsky.social · Sep 7

⚡ Key Insight:
Pay, early career stage, and job role strongly influence attrition. Companies need to focus on retaining young talent and offering better salary growth to reduce turnover.

Follow for more Power BI & Data Analytics dashboards that turn numbers into stories 🚀

#DataAnalysis #PowerBI

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Uche Ezekwueme @ucheezekwueme.bsky.social · Sep 7

What the data shows:
Most attrition happens in Life Sciences (37%) and Medical (26%) fields.
Age group 26–35 has the highest exits (116 people).
Job roles hit hardest: Research Scientists (100) and HR (58).
The biggest drop-off happens within the first year of joining (59 exits).

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Uche Ezekwueme @ucheezekwueme.bsky.social · Sep 7

HR Analytics Dashboard 👇

👉 Employee Count: 1,480
👉 Attrition Rate: 16% (that’s 238 employees gone!)
👉 Average Age: 37 years
👉 Average Salary: £6,505
👉 Average Years in Company: 7

#powerquery #powerbi #dashboard #dataanalytics #datainsights

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Uche Ezekwueme @ucheezekwueme.bsky.social · Sep 4

Output: Show the clean, finished dashboard.
From raw data ➝ to insights ⚡ in seconds!

Keep improving and fine-tuning your knowledge. Advanced knowledge- DAX, Data Modelling, Direct Query, Power Query and many more to learn in PowerBI.

#PowerBi #DAX #dataanalytics #powerquery #datatransformation

Uche Ezekwueme @ucheezekwueme.bsky.social · Sep 4

Build your First Power BI Dashboard in 30 Seconds

1) Install Microsoft PowerBI

2) Click Get Data → Excel

3) Transform/Load dataset
ETL - Extract Transform and Load.

4) Visualisations- Drag field onto canvas: bar chart or any chart of your choice.

5) Add a slicer → filter instantly.

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Uche Ezekwueme @ucheezekwueme.bsky.social · Aug 31

Tables in PowerBI are very essential.
Here is a detailed difference between Fact table and Dimension Table.

##DataAnalytics #data ##PowerBI ##DataAnalysis

Uche Ezekwueme @ucheezekwueme.bsky.social · Aug 30

So are discounts actually helping, or hurting long-term? 🤔

Would you apply more promos or less?”

Follow for more real-world data dashboards + insights

#DataAnalysis #PowerBI #BusinessIntelligence #DashboardDesign #SalesStrategy #DataAnalyst

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Uche Ezekwueme @ucheezekwueme.bsky.social · Aug 30

Ever wondered if promotions really increase sales… or just cut profits?
Let’s look at the data 📉

Promotions Dashboard Insights
➡️ $7.2M without promos
➡️ $8.06M with promos
➡️ 52% of sales under promotions

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Uche Ezekwueme @ucheezekwueme.bsky.social · May 24

If you’re just starting or even years in, this is your reminder: Data analysis is about people first.

#DataAnalytics #CareerTips #PowerBI #SQL #Excel #SoftSkillsInTech #DataStorytelling #TechCareers

Uche Ezekwueme @ucheezekwueme.bsky.social · May 24

If your boss/client/colleague can’t understand your dashboard in 15 seconds, it needs a redesign.

✅ Learn tools.

✅ Practice techniques.

✅ But master the mindset.

Because the best data analysts aren’t just tool users, they’re decision guides.

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Uche Ezekwueme @ucheezekwueme.bsky.social · May 24

Here’s what I’ve learned (and what I wish someone told me earlier):

*Ask better questions.

Before any formula, ask: What decision will this analysis help someone make?

*Think in stories, not stats.

Numbers are only powerful when they mean something to the person reading them.

*Simplify.

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Uche Ezekwueme @ucheezekwueme.bsky.social · May 24

You could know every Excel trick, every SQL query, every Power BI chart, but if you don’t understand the question behind the data, your insights will miss the mark.

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Uche Ezekwueme @ucheezekwueme.bsky.social · May 24

Before You Open That Excel Sheet… Read This.

When I started learning data analysis, I thought mastering formulas and dashboards was everything.

I was wrong.

What no one tells you is this:

👉 The real skill in data analysis isn't just about tools.

👉 It's about thinking.

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Uche Ezekwueme @ucheezekwueme.bsky.social · May 22

* Netflix doesn’t just guess what to recommend. Banks don’t just hope to detect fraud. That’s all powered by data and people like us making sense of it.

#DataAnalysis #DataAnalytics #PowerBI #SQL #ExcelTips #BeginnerFriendly #TechCareers #StorytellingWithData #LearningJourney

Uche Ezekwueme @ucheezekwueme.bsky.social · May 22

So, let’s simplify it 👇
Data Analysis is the process of transforming raw data into clear, actionable insights.

That means:

✅ Asking the right questions
✅ Cleaning messy data
✅ Using tools like Excel, Power BI, SQL, or Python
✅ And telling a story the business can act on

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Uche Ezekwueme @ucheezekwueme.bsky.social · May 22

I remember when I first opened Excel and thought formulas like VLOOKUP and PivotTables were magic. Fast forward a few years, and I’ve built dashboards, optimised campaigns, and supported local authorities to provide the best services, all using data that others overlooked.

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Uche Ezekwueme @ucheezekwueme.bsky.social · May 22

What Even Is Data Analysis? And Why Should You Care?

Every day, businesses and individuals are making decisions with or without data.
But here's the truth: without analysis, data is just noise.

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Uche Ezekwueme @ucheezekwueme.bsky.social · May 1

Let’s go win May—deliberately, insightfully, and with grace.
#NewMonth #DataDrivenLife #CareerGrowth #LinkedInCommunity #PersonalDevelopment #DataAnalytics

Uche Ezekwueme @ucheezekwueme.bsky.social · May 1

As a data analysts (and ambitious professionals), we love improvement. But real growth begins with reflection.

So here’s a prompt for your month: If your life were a dashboard, what would your KPIs be?
And what does your May forecast look like?

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Uche Ezekwueme @ucheezekwueme.bsky.social · May 1

This month, challenge yourself to run a personal audit, not just performance reviews:

What habits are helping you grow?

Which projects are truly fulfilling?

Are you acting with purpose or just staying busy?

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Uche Ezekwueme @ucheezekwueme.bsky.social · May 1

Let’s Run the Numbers — On Ourselves

We analyse data every day: metrics, dashboards, trends. But how often do we pause to analyse ourselves?

#NewMonth #DataDrivenLife #CareerGrowth #LinkedInCommunity #PersonalDevelopment #DataAnalytics

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Uche Ezekwueme @ucheezekwueme.bsky.social · Apr 27

🚀 Curious:
What’s one thing you wish you knew earlier when you started working with data?
Drop it in the comments — let’s help the next generation of analysts!

#DataAnalytics #DataJourney #PandasPython #LearnData #CareerGrowth

Uche Ezekwueme @ucheezekwueme.bsky.social · Apr 27

Today, before I open any machine learning library or visualization tool, I always start with one thing:

Pandas. Clean. Understand. Then build.

If you're just getting started, trust me on this:
Learn Pandas inside and out. It will change the way you see data forever.

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Uche Ezekwueme @ucheezekwueme.bsky.social · Apr 27

Make sense of thousands of messy rows in seconds

Summarise what’s really happening inside a business

Prepare rock-solid foundations for deeper insights

It wasn’t about fancy tricks.
It was about mastering the basics and doing them really well.

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Uche Ezekwueme @ucheezekwueme.bsky.social · Apr 27

👉 Cleaning messy columns.
👉 Figuring out missing data.
👉 Shaping the numbers into something that actually makes sense.

And that’s when Pandas became my best friend. 🐼✨

With just a few lines of code, Pandas taught me how to:

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