Intro to Data Analytics | Edinburgh

About this class

Data drives decisions; are you part of the conversation around data?

Regardless of your industry or role, fluency in the language of data analytics will allow you to contribute to data driven decision making. This workshop will put you in the driver’s seat to understand, analyze, and interpret data so you too can join the data conversation.

In this hands-on introductory workshop, you’ll learn to ask the right questions of your data, while learning basic analytic functionality in Google Sheets. Your newfound data analytic skills will be applied to real-world datasets, allowing you to develop recommendations based on your findings.

Chart your own career path. Pick up where this workshop leaves off. Learn the fundamentals of data tools like Excel, SQL, and Tableau in 10 weeks in our part-time Data Analytics course or online in our mentor-driven Data Analysis Circuit.

Prereqs & Preparation

A fully-charged laptop is required for this workshop. Access to Google Sheets is also required. (If you do not have access, create a Google account.) Participants should be familiar with the basic functions of their computer, but no previous experience in data analysis or Google Sheets is required.