Saturdata

Saturdata is the community-driven podcast humanizing the data world for the next generation of analysts, scientists, and engineers. Join hosts Shifra Williams and Sam LaFell every weekend as they break down both the career journey and the technical foundations that matter.

From navigating interviews to mastering SQL, Python, terminal basics, and understanding AI safety, Saturdata covers the full stack of becoming a successful data professional.

Episoder(46)

P-values don't tell you the whole story

P-values don't tell you the whole story

Your result might be statistically significant, but does it actually matter? Shifra breaks down why effect size (hello, Cohen's D!) is the real MVP. Something can be significant at the scale of nanome...

10 Mar 34s

Finding the right X and Y is where the real data work begins

Finding the right X and Y is where the real data work begins

In school, they hand you the X and Y on a silver platter. But in the real world? Figuring out what to plot is the actual challenge. Sam breaks down why choosing the right axes is the heart of any good...

9 Mar 54s

Know your rows or you don't know your data

Know your rows or you don't know your data

If you can't answer "what does each row represent?" you don't actually understand your dataset. Shifra breaks down why granularity is the foundation of every good data model, from orders to items to c...

8 Mar 58s

Why your SQL costs more than you think | Saturdata

Why your SQL costs more than you think | Saturdata

Think you know SQL? Sam and Shifra break down what separates a query writer from a true data thinker, from basic selects all the way to distributed systems, query plans, and the four pillars of produc...

7 Mar 53min

Experience is the teacher AI can't replace

Experience is the teacher AI can't replace

Watching a concept click is one thing, but wrestling with real errors until something finally works is what makes it actually stick. Shifra breaks down why building projects with minimal AI involvemen...

6 Mar 48s

"Does anyone actually use this?"

"Does anyone actually use this?"

Unused tables cluttering your database aren't just a cost problem, they're a focus problem. Sam explains how regular data audits can eliminate mental noise and free your team to think about what actua...

5 Mar 32s

Data fluency makes stakeholders trust you

Data fluency makes stakeholders trust you

When a stakeholder asks a question in a meeting, data fluency means you already know the tables, the filters, and exactly where to look before they finish talking. Shifra breaks down why this skill is...

4 Mar 58s

Never use SELECT * in prod

Never use SELECT * in prod

Sam and Shifra drop a golden rule every data engineer needs to hear: always name your columns explicitly. If your upstream table changes, you want your pipeline to break loudly so you can fix it fast ...

3 Mar 53s

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