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What is data analysis in simple words?

Data analysis can sound complicated and indeed it involves a lot of different areas but it is not as bad as it sounds. In fact, it is an excellent skill for anyone to learn at any age. Data analysis in simple words is making useful observations from data. This can be achieved in a lot of ways, nowadays a lot of data science relies on software development. However, mathematics and statistics are integral skills for every data scientist and the better you or your child are at problem-solving, the more fun and interesting data science will be. Algorithms which are generally misunderstood by the general public are often used in the analysis of large datasets so if you continue down this route of learning data analysis, expect to gain a lot of software development-related knowledge with a healthy chunk of maths and logical analysis.

What are the benefits of studying STEM for children?

STEM subjects like data analysis can provide your children with highly competitive and useful life skills but the impact it has on your child’s creativity is often overlooked. Data analysis will provide universally useful skills like maths and computer programming. Still, they can also boost other skills like critical thinking, curiosity, decision-making, forward-thinking and the value of accepting that the approach you’re doing simply is not working. Even if your child decides not to pursue data analysis as a career, the skills gained by studying it will prepare them for the transition to many other subjects. Sign your child up for a few STEM lessons and by doing so you will prepare them better for their future, no matter what they end up doing.

What you will be learning in data analysis classes

At its heart, data analysis is all about solving a problem and in today's world, there are more problems than ever when it comes to data. Everything single thing that occurs on the internet is tracked in some way or another and it can all be represented in data, it is impossible to conceive the sheer amount of data that is generated by the entire internet on a day-by-day basis. The job of a data analyst, given to them by a company, is to scour all the data related to the company's wishes, use a system to categorise and sort all the data and once that has been completed apply an algorithm or statistics to harvest some useful information about all that data. After all, a computer full of data is useless before it has been interpreted for human use. So, this is what you will be learning, the theory, the methods, the different approaches, the technology and everything else required to do that job as described and to do any of the other duties required by a data analyst.

Tutors are the perfect teachers for children

Unfortunately, most data analysis courses are geared towards adults or university students and as a result, they can be extremely hard to digest for many children who have no experience with this kind of subject. It is not even a Leaving Cert subject which should tell you a lot about this subject. As a result, you cannot rely on the internet to teach your children how to learn data science, for the most part, they will require a guide or a tutor but don’t worry as tutors come with many advantages over the internet or random courses. Firstly, a tutor can develop a course to fit the needs, skills and the ability of the student. Courses that are designed with children in mind are often far more effective than their counterparts. Secondly, you can be sure that the teaching quality is high and you can find easily experienced tutors who have worked with children before. Thirdly, it is easy to ensure the safety of your child, online lessons are a common form of teaching with tutors but if you prefer an online tutor, they can always host the lessons in your house as tutoring affords a lot of freedom in this department. Finally, you can be sure you are getting your money’s worth as the first lesson is free so you can be sure that whichever tutor you pick, they are a good fit for your child without costing you a penny, not to mention they have affordable rates that are far cheaper than a university and are competitive compared to online courses which are expensive and far less effective for children!