How to Leverage AI to Assist with Data Analysis

This hands-on workshop explores how AI can help you become a more effective, confident, and productive data analyst while leveraging your ability to improve statistical literacy. Through small-group activities and practical exercises, you’ll explore AI tools for common analytical tasks, including planning analyses, cleaning data, writing and troubleshooting code, creating visualizations, and interpreting results. Working collaboratively, you’ll practise crafting useful prompts, evaluating AI-generated responses, and using AI as a guide to deepen your understanding of statistical methods and analytical decisions. Particular attention will be given to when and how not to use AI, including recognizing misleading output, protecting sensitive data, and avoiding shortcuts that undermine learning or sound analysis. By the end, you’ll have practical strategies for incorporating AI into your workflow while maintaining critical judgment, transparency, and reproducibility. A basic understanding of statistics is recommended; no prior experience with AI tools is required.