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Business Analyst: history and fun facts

Everything a curious kid might want to know about this job.

Did you know?

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Business analysts often notice patterns, like a shop selling more bikes when the weather gets warm!

Through history

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    Long ago

    People kept track of goods and trades by writing numbers on clay tablets and paper. Counting and recording numbers helped people understand their work.

Tools of the trade

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Spreadsheet

A big table on a computer with rows and columns. It holds lots of numbers so you can add them up and compare them.

A day in the job

  • MorningThe analyst reads the news from the numbers: sales from yesterday and questions to ask the team today.

Quiz time

  • A business analyst only works with numbers and never talks to people.

  • Colorful graphs can help grown-ups see patterns in numbers.