What is a query in data analysis?
A query is a question or a request for information expressed in a formal manner. In computer science, a query is essentially the same thing, the only difference is the answer or retrieved information comes from a database.
What do data analysts use queries for?
Understanding the Importance of SQL Data Analysts
SQL querying has now been used for decades since the 1970s. Data Analysts use SQL to manipulate the data, understand the data, and access, read and analyze the data before storing it in the database.