Category: Analytics
This shelf is the job, not a tool manual. You are here if someone expects a number, a chart, or a “what should we do,” and the spreadsheet is starting to argue with itself. The articles cover the question before the query, a metric with a written definition, a chart that answers something, data that is fit to ship, and the messy middle of pipelines and stewardship.
It is not the SQL category. SQL is how you ask a table. Analytics is what you are trying to decide, and whether the number is even the right one. It is not the AI category either. A model can draft the email about the metric. It does not pick the metric.
Where to start: Analytics foundations if you do not yet have a clear question. Metrics if the team is arguing about a definition. Charts if the picture is pretty and the decision is still fuzzy. The SQL series when you are ready to ask the table yourself. Learn groups these as a track so you do not have to guess an order from a flat list.
Power BI for beginners: build the data model before the charts
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The analyst career ladder: what each level means if you don’t manage people
Analyst titles vary wildly. Part 1 of Analyst career path translates the IC ladder into plain English: execute, own slices, multi-team work, and senior bets, with signals you…
How to design accessible charts that everyone can read
Color-only charts exclude real users. This Part 1 of Inclusive data products covers labels, contrast, patterns, alt text, and a practical A11y checklist you can run before a…
When maps and location data actually help your analysis
Geospatial analysis helps when location changes the decision, not when a map would merely look executive. Learn good-fit use cases, weak-fit traps, and a project card before you…
What are ARR and MRR? Recurring revenue explained for non-finance people
ARR and MRR sound simple until three teams report three different growth numbers. Learn the non-finance vocabulary, what each metric includes, and how to ask definition questions without…




