Publications by George Mount
Free resource guide: A data presentation in six acts
Data analytics is iterative like the sky is blue… what does that actually mean?I get the sense from many new analysts that they’ve spent a decent amount of time looking through the data and trying different things, and they get that things aren’t linear, but they still want some endpoint to work toward to gain traction.In particular, they�...
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Microsoft wants YOU to learn Python! (RMB Data Science Meetup)
I’ll be presenting a ~20-minute presentation to the Data Science Meetup of Rand Merchant Bank (RMB), a group hosted by Matthew Bernath of the Financial Modelling Podcast.The event is on Monday 10/4 at 10a Eastern US; 4p Johannesburg and is open to anyone working with data at RMB, a South Africa-based corporate and investment bank part of FirstR...
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Technical skills or business skills… why not both? (Pragmatic Institute blog post)
It feels like I can’t go a week of datascrolling without hearing someone pose the distinction between learning technical skills and business skills as a data analyst.I get the question, I really do. I was an econ major, so I understand scarcity — there’s only so much time to learn, so what provides the better value? Many will claim that the...
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Advancing into Analytics: Foundations
Kick-start your journey into data analytics; read the book laterAbout this eventFree signed copy of Advancing into AnalyticsWorkshop recordingDemo notes and handouts If you’re an analyst or researcher looking to level up your data analysis skills, this is the workshop and book for you. After attending this class, you’ll be in great shape to ...
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Toronto Excel meetup: “What Excel users should know about Python”
I’m excited to share that I’ll be presenting to the MS Excel Toronto meetup on Weds 12/8 at 5p Eastern. The topic is “What Excel Users Should Know about Python.” This is a free online event.Register now for this free online event.I’ve presented to this meetup once before (on learning statistics in Excel) and it’s one of the best meetu...
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Expert Roundtable: Data Analyst Interview Questions (Enterprise DNA)
What makes a great analyst, and how do you interview to find one? These are topics close to my heart and mission, and I had a great time speaking with those who feel the same at Enterprise DNA, an analytics community specializing in Power BI.Among other topics, we discussed how we go about sizing up a dataset, how to keep a data project on track,...
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Advancing into Analytics: Getting started for Researchers
This free, online workshop is to introduce researchers in healthcare, agriculture, academia and so forth to the concepts in my book Advancing into Analytics: From Excel to Python and R.By the end of this workshop, you will have a complete working environment with R and Python on your computer to complete the exercises in the book.We’ll be summa...
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Python for Excel: Enterprise DNA Analytics Summit presentation
I recently presented a ~45min session at the Enterprise DNA Analytics Summit on the topic of automating & augmenting Excel with Python. This is an in-demand topic and there’s likely to be an official Python <> Excel integration in the future.Until then, there are lots of great opportunities to using the two in tandem already. In this presentati...
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Online workshop: Analytics from Excel to Python and R
As an Excel user, you work with table names, ranges and functions all the time. This is programming! From here, getting into programming with Python and R is well within reach.What are the benefits? You’ll be able toAutomate tasks, from creating PDFs to scheduling emails and moreCreate beautiful visualizations that aren’t available in basic...
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What the Hedgehog and the Fox says about Power Query and Python
Disclaimer: I realize comparing Python to another animal is a little confusing, but bear with me…If you hadn’t noticed, I am a big fan of helping data analysts see that the marginal benefit of them learning to code exceeds the marginal cost. For heavy Excel users, I tend to focus on their learning Python because of its widespread adoption and...
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