Teaching analytics with modern Excel
Nearly every technical profession has some tool for wireframing, prototyping and down-and-dirty work. For data analysts, that's Excel. So I find it humorous when the "tech bros" of the world …
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As a new grad, I interviewed for one of those "management development programs." I really wanted the job because it sounded cool to travel different departments and even across the world. It sounded …
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Should data analysts learn to code? This is a question "we" at the blog discuss quite often. In our estimation, the marginal benefit for the typical data analyst exceeds the marginal cost -- if …
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One of the most frustrating practices I noticed in grad school is that there's really only one way to grow an academic authority: publish articles in peer-reviewed journals; the higher impact factor, …
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This event has concluded. A replay of the webinar is available below. I'll be giving a free, online presentation in partnership with Data Science Dojo entitled "Python for Excel Users Crash …
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Steve Blank's famous dictum that entrepreneurs "get out of the building" is relevant to so many endeavors. Especially as analysts and professionals, how can we hope to do anything meaningful with data …
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