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Syllabus Data Analyst

Module 1: Introduction to Statistics with AI

Pre-course requirement: Consumption of the mandatory podcast/blog reading list on AI fundamentals. 

  • Introduction to Statistics & AI Agentic Prep in Sheets (Setup of Gemini/Co-pilot assistants; learning to audit data rather than write manual formulas) 
  • Introduction to Probability  
  • Central & Dispersion Measures: The Logic of Loss 
  • Percentiles and Z-Scores: Feature Scaling for ML 
  • Common Distributions & Monte Carlo Simulations with Gemini 
  • Sampling Distribution & Hypothesis Testing: AI Benchmarking 
  • Synthetic Data Generation & Interview Question Simulations (Using AI to generate synthetic datasets to practice technical problem-solving and interview logic) 
  • One-Sample Test & Model Bias: Evaluating & Benchmarking AI Outputs (Statistical approaches to LLM Evals, measuring Text-to-SQL accuracy, hallucination rates, and semantic drift via sampling) 
  • Confidence Intervals & Two-Samples Tests: Model Reliability 
  • Correlations & ML Feature Selection 
  • Linear Regression: The Neural Network Ancestor 
  • Causal Inference: Measuring Real Lift 
  • A/B Testing: 0 to 100 with AI Optimization

Module 2: Exploratory Data Analysis using SQL, BigQuery & Vibe Coding

 

  • Database Architecture & Cloud Infrastructure (Self-directed research with AI co-pilot; findings shared in class)  
  • SQL Fundamentals, GCP Console, & Basic Querying (Pre-read required: SQL functions with Gemini)  
  • Distinct, Where, Logical Operators, & Data Types  
  • Advanced Functions & Multimodality (Analyzing unstructured images, text, and video data inside BigQuery)  
  • Group By, Having, & Joins  
  • Building Your SQL Co-pilot (Setting up AI code assistants and prompt patterns for query generation) 
  • Data Modeling for LLMs & Semantic Layers (Understanding how table structure, column naming, metadata, business definitions, and relationships affect AI-generated SQL and analysis)  
  • Union, Table Wildcards, & Exporting BQ Results  
  • EDA via Vibe Coding (Automated EDA, query generation, and automated ERD creation) –  
  • Subqueries & CASE Statements  
  • Window Functions  
  • Arrays, Structs, & Query Performance Optimization with AI  
  • Unstructured Data Cleaning & Synthetic Case Generation  
  • SQL Execution Flowcharts & AI Troubleshooting  
  • Common Pitfalls & Case Studies  
  • Vibe Coding for Data Visualization (Using AI to generate visualizations from BigQuery results and iterating based on analytical insights)  
  • EDA Final Project Workshop (Integrating Gemini workflow tools; 1 hour dedicated to AI co-pilot integration) 
  • Arrays, Structs, Query Performance
  • Data Cleaning
  • SQL Flowchart
  • Common Pitfalls and Case Studies Practice
  • My first AI Agent
  • Data Visualization and EDA Fundamentals (Vibe code your visualization)
  • EDA Project A-Z
Module 3: Python Workshop & Automation

 

  • Introduction to Python & AI-Assisted Scripting 
  • Exploratory Data Analysis with Python & Pandas 
  • Automated A/B Testing Pipelines 
  • Agentic Architecture & Function Calling (Using Gemini API and Python function calling to build autonomous, multi-step execution workflows 
  • Building AI-Powered Conversation Analysis with Gemini & Python (Processing unstructured text and audio logs)
Module 4: Modern Data Visualization & GenAI BI

 

  • Real Use Cases of BI in Product Organizations 
  • How Generative AI is Transforming BI & Visual Storytelling 
  • Conversation-Driven Dashboards: GenAI Chat inside BI platforms & Talking to Dashboards via Gemini Live 
  • Advanced BI Integrations: MCPs (Data Studio + MCP Toolbox) & NotebookLM for Strategy Brainstorming 
Module 5: Product Analysis & Unstructured Data Apps

 

  • Programmatic Advertising & Metric Selection  
  • Traditional & AI-Native Product Analytics AI Studio for Analytics: Building Rapid, Robust Unstructured Data Analysis Apps for calculating Retention, Churn, Funnels and more 
  • Scoping UX Research, Business KPIs, & “Aha!” Moments 
  • Final Capstone Project Guidance & AI Workflow Review
Module 6: Power Skills, Industry Mentorship & Personal Branding
  • Personal Branding & Content Creation: Immediate post-statistics workshop on creating technical content and sharing learnings on LinkedIn
  • Industry Mentorship: Direct matching with our network of active industry mentors for career guidance, resume reviews, and portfolio feedback
  • AI-Powered Interview Practice: Prompting frameworks to reverse-engineer interview questions for specific companies and target roles
  • Professional Execution: Public speaking, storytelling with data, stakeholder negotiation, and driving business decisions with VPs of Product and Finance
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