| aidemia--modules-lessonstartideas_type | Give a creative idea how to begin a lesson |
| Which subject | Mathematics |
| What age group | Adult courses |
| What topic | Data analysis |
| Quantity | 1 |
| Any other preferences |
Imagine you're a detective, tasked with solving a mystery. The crime? Understanding consumer behaviour in a local café. How do you decide what the best-selling item is? How do you determine if the new marketing strategy really worked? This is where data analysis steps in, transforming chaos into clarity.
To kick off our lesson, let's step into a hypothetical café named "Café Analytics". This charming eatery has recently introduced a new line of organic smoothies, and the owner wants to know if customers are embracing this change or sticking to their traditional coffee orders. Here’s your challenge:
We will use a simplified sales dataset from "Café Analytics". This dataset includes daily sales figures for coffee, smoothies, and pastries over four weeks. Your mission is to visually represent the data to find out:
Instead of presenting the data directly, let’s create a narrative. Use the data to inform your story and decide on the best way to communicate your findings—will you produce a bar chart, line graph, or pie chart?
In this lesson, we will explore key concepts of data analysis—statistics, data visualisation, and interpretation. By the end of our course, you will not only learn to analyse data but also translate your findings into actionable insights that can support decision-making processes in real-world scenarios like our café conundrum.