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Advancing into Analytics: Try before you buy
We live in era of trials -- and I don't just mean it in the sense of tribulation à la 2020. No, most purchases these days allow you to "try before you buy." And why shouldn't a book be the same …
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Memorable quotes from Advancing into Analytics
As a data educator, I've helped plenty of self-styled math- and technophobes find out that data and analytics is for them, and it's fun. These learners are often pretty surprised by how approachable …
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It’s here! Advancing into Analytics: From Excel to Python and R (O’Reilly, 2021)
The Clark's Nutcracker has landed! That's the bird on the cover of Advancing into Analytics, copies of which I received the other day. There's that new author enthusiasm! You can now get your …
Why data analysts should learn to code
When many hear "data analytics" these days, they think of graphical user interface (GUI)-driven business intelligence (e.g. Tableau), data warehousing (e.g. Snowflake), or data preparation (e.g. …
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The learning theories behind Advancing into Analytics
Technical books are curious in a lot of ways, including this one: most technical authors don't typically teach or write for a living. They're technicians who happen to write a book. That means that …
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