Articles by George Mount

Why most “coding for spreadsheet users” training fails

April 2, 2021 | George Mount

Excel is arguably the world’s largest coding community, with 750 million users worldwide. Many of us, myself included, get introduced to the data world from Excel. But the thing is… Excel is not coding, not exactly. Like any software, Excel has its limitations, which a full-borne programming language like R ...

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Join me on Clubhouse: “Analytics in Excel, Python and R” April 21st at 8pm Eastern

March 24, 2021 | George Mount

I usually stay away from the “next big thing:” I’ve never logged into TikTok, and don’t get me started about the trendy restaurants here in Cleveland (I don’t find writing my own hot dog order on a clipboard fun or amusing.). However, I wasn’t able to ...

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Five Reasons I Wrote Advancing into Analytics

March 6, 2021 | George Mount

The thing that struck me about writing a book is just how much it is like starting a business: you can do your research and assemble a meticulous plan, but you can’t quite know what the result will be. The only constant is hard work, done behind the scenes ... [...Read more...]

Learning guide: Python for Excel users, half-day workshop

November 9, 2020 | George Mount

Data is data, so why should it be / Python and Excel go awkwardly? OK, I’m no lyricist, but there is a beauty in build one skill set off of another. I believe that every data analyst should have in their “stack” of tools a spreadsheet application, BI/dashboarding program, ...

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Code Is Poetry, but GIFs Are Divine: Writing Effective Technical Instruction

November 8, 2020 | George Mount

I was slated to be the second-stringer for a big client project. The lead had held posts at prestigious outfits like Boston Consulting and Pricewaterhouse and had an impressive retinue of technical skills. However, this person had never before developed any technical content. We’ve likely all worked with someone ... [...Read more...]

Python for Excel Users: First Steps (O’Reilly Media Online Learning)

September 29, 2020 | George Mount

I’m pleased to present a new O’Reilly Online Learning session entitled “Python for Excel Users: First Steps” on Friday October 30th at 12p Eastern. The session is free to attend for all subscribers to the fantastic O’Reilly Online Learning platform. Check your employer or university for an ...

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What is the “data analytics stack?”

August 8, 2020 | George Mount

A poor craftsman blames his tools. But if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. It’s common for web developers or database adminstrators to refer to their “stack” of tools used to do the job, but I’ve never heard this moniker used for data ...

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Python-Powered Excel (O’Reilly Online Learning)

August 7, 2020 | George Mount

I’m pleased to present a new O’Reilly Online Learning session on Python-Powered Excel on Friday Sept 18th at 12p Eastern. The session is free to attend for all subscribers to the fantastic O’Reilly Online Learning platform. Check your employer or university for an institutional account, or really, ...

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Learning Guide: Introduction to Pandas, Half-day Workshop

March 16, 2020 | George Mount

In honor of National Panda day, I have put together a Stringfest learning guide on pandas, the popular Python module for data analysis and manipulation. Fun fact: the name pandas comes from so-called “panel data” in econometrics. The primary data structure of interest in pandas is the DataFrame, which is ...

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Practice R and Python on the Cloud for Free

December 16, 2019 | George Mount

R and Python, the “dynamic duo” of data science, are both free, open-source programming languages. That means that there’s no “vendor” in the sense that, say, Microsoft owns Excel. This can make getting started with these programs a little trickier: there are several ways to install them, often multi-step, ...

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Articles by George Mount

Why most “coding for spreadsheet users” training fails

Join me on Clubhouse: “Analytics in Excel, Python and R” April 21st at 8pm Eastern

Five Reasons I Wrote Advancing into Analytics

Learning guide: Python for Excel users, half-day workshop

Code Is Poetry, but GIFs Are Divine: Writing Effective Technical Instruction

Python for Excel Users: First Steps (O’Reilly Media Online Learning)

What is the “data analytics stack?”

Python-Powered Excel (O’Reilly Online Learning)

Learning Guide: Introduction to Pandas, Half-day Workshop

Practice R and Python on the Cloud for Free