The Vocabulary of Analytics: a Crash Course Introduction

Learning the vocabulary of analytics increases your comfort in the space and ability to communicate with data practitioners, helping to democratize data.

This talk will cover what analytics is, the process of analytics, the breadth of methodologies in analytics, skills, and tools used in analytics, and how to continue learning more. After this talk, participants will have the tools to share a common language of analytics. This talk is perfect for people who are curious about transitioning to the analytics space or just connecting with their data coworkers.

Meet the presenter: Elizabeth Gilbert is a Product Data Scientist at Duo, part of Cisco

She is passionate about using product data to empower users to have the best possible experience with technology. Previously, Elizabeth worked as a Product Data Analyst at Olive, a healthcare administration automation company, and as a Data Scientist at [Spatial.ai](http://spatial.ai/), a small geosocial data startup.

Elizabeth lives and works remotely from Cincinnati, Ohio, where she also leads the Cincinnati Data & Analytics Meetup. She has a B.S. in Data Analytics from The Ohio State University. Outside of work, Elizabeth enjoys urban cycling and teaches lindy hop.