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by Matthew Slight , Senior Product Manager , Algorythma Labs part of Abu Dhabi Financial Group

This will largely depend on:-

The source of the data
The scale of it (i.e. is it 'Big Data')
The type of data (structured, unstructured etc., live, snapshot etc.)
The type of analysis
The format / media for output

The following are a general set of tools that would be useful to analysts. Keep in mind that non-standard or unusual analysis may require a specific or novel approach.

Good understanding of relational databases, SQL etc.
Excel or general spreadsheet tool for rudimental analysis / processing
MapReduce or some other mapping / processing suite
Perl, VB and/or flexible knowledge of scripting & programming techniques
SPSS or some other advanced analysis tool
Powerpoint and a good understanding of graphs and charts etc. for general data display
Reporting engine / BI tool (Crystal Reports, Qwikview, Tableau etc.)

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