Data analysts should have basic statistics knowledge and experience. That means you should be comfortable with calculating mean, median and mode, as well as conducting significance testing. In addition, as a data analyst, you must be able to interpret the above in connection to the business. If a higher level of statistics is required, it will be listed in the job description.

Example
“In my line of work, I’ve used basic statistics – mostly calculated the mean and standard variances, as well as significance testing. The latter helped me determine the statistical significance of measurement differences between two populations for a project. I’ve also determined the relationship between 2 variables in a data set, working with correlation coefficients.”