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MySQL Project Part 2 - Ad Hoc Reporting frankcozy Project 2 Overview Project Overview Project Part 2 - Ad Hoc Reporting As an analyst, you are likely to receive a number of one-off requests to provide answers to a variety of business questions. These requests can be time-sensitive and demand that you turn around a summary of your findings quickly. You will also have to juggle a number of these requests at the same time. This means that the deliverable for these types of ad hoc requests will usually be a short and concise summary of your findings. These short reports can include recommendations or insights if requested, but in other cases, they will only require hard numbers or other factual findings. This style of analysis allows you to extract insights from smaller sections of data as needed to answer more defined and focused business questions. It allows you to formulate specific insights for your organization when they are needed, as opposed to a more formal report such as a presentation or quarterly newsletter" In this Project Part, you will respond to multiple ad hoc requests from varying teams or persons in the LetsMeet organization. You will write a series of queries to answer their questions and summarize your findings in the provided 1_summary_report.sql file. The goal of this project is to help you get comfortable breaking down and responding to an ad hoc request. You will be given guiding questions and instructions to assist you in thinking through the asks and to help guide the queries you are writing. Summary Report Examples The following are three examples of ad hoc requests you might get as an analyst and examples of how you might communicate your findings (Note: These are not the same requests you will respond to in the project). In the real world, these short reports would likely be included in an e-mail, but for the sake of this Project, you will organize your findings as multi-line comments in a SQL file.
REPORTING JUST THE FACTS:
The Request:
Good morning! I need to send a quick status update to our Growth Team this morning on how our groups are doing. I'd like to know the average, minimum, and maximum number of members in our LetsMeet groups. Thanks for your help! Cat
The Report:
Since Cat simply asked you to report back with some numbers, your response might include a bullet-pointed list like the following: -- On average how many members do LetsMeet groups have? /*
- LetsMeet groups have an average of 732 members.
- The group with the most members currently has 23380 members.
- The group with the least members currently has 1 member.
*/
REPORTING QUICK INSIGHTS:
The Request:
Hey there, Engineering is looking into a bulk event uploading feature to support some of our more active groups, but before they add the feature they need some information. Do you have any insights into how LetsMeet groups are uploading their events currently? Look forward to hearing your thoughts! Isabella
The Report:
Isabella didn't provide too many details about the numbers she is interested in but did ask you to provide some insights into how users are uploading their events. After performing a short exploratory analysis, the information you communicate back to her might look something like the following snippet: -- How are LetsMeet groups creating their events? In bulk or one at a time? /*
- A significant number of groups are creating multiple events on a single day.
- The most common number of events created per day is approximately 50.
- There appears to be a relationship between the number of events a group hosts and the number of
events they upload at one time.
- Groups creating 50 events in a day typically host more events overall.
- Groups with less frequently occurring events typically create them one at time.
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MAKING A RECOMMENDATION:
The Request:
Hi again! Thanks for the information on your bulk event uploading findings. As a follow-up, can you make some recommendations on groups we should target for beta testing the bulk event uploading feature? I'd love to hear your thoughts once you've had a chance to dig deeper into the data. Can you get this to me by EOD today? Thanks again, Isabella
The Report:
In this case, you need to not only provide insights into the data but also make recommendations based on your findings. This might look something like the following: -- Recommendations for beta testing /*
- Chicago Area Toastmasters.
- They have created the most events of any of the groups of LetsMeet.
- They have created 1061 events.
- They frequently upload 50 events at a time
- Business Events NY group.
- They have fewer events overall at 36.
- They have been bulk uploading their events consistently in groups of 12.
- Perhaps this feature could encourage them to host more events.
- Alternative Fun Stuff To Do NYC.
- They have created 17 events in total.
- Each event was created on a different day.
- Based on the data, they are consistently creating regular events and may be good candidates for
bulk uploading. */ Ready, Set, Report! You're now ready to start answering your own ad hoc requests. Time to open up your inbox and MySQL workbench and start analyzing! Start Project Ready, Set, Report! You're now ready to start answering your own ad hoc requests. Time to open up your inbox and MySQL workbench and start analyzing! The Requests Your LetsMeet inbox is filling up quickly with requests for data and insights!
You currently have three requests in your inbox awaiting your response:
- The LetsMeet CEO Evelyn wants to know how many Toastmasters events are occurring in each city.
- The Growth team wants to know if membership is leveling off, and if so, why.
- The Marketing team is looking for recommendations on groups to feature in an upcoming campaign.
Each of these requests will require a different level of analysis and insights or recommendations. Follow the instructions in each of the steps below to write queries and respond to the requests accordingly. While completing your project, stop every now and then to save your work. This will ensure that your work won't be lost! Request #1: Toastmasters Events ???? The first e-mail in your inbox is from the CEO Evelyn. Good Morning, As you might have heard around the office, I'm an avid member of Toastmasters, an international public speaking organization. I have a presentation at our local Chicago event tonight and I want to add some figures to my slides to emphasize the connection between Toastmasters and LetsMeet. Can you get back to me with the following by this afternoon:
- The total number of Toastmasters events on Lets Meet
- The number of Toastmasters events per city.
I really appreciate this! Evelyn This request seems straightforward, so it's time to get down to work!