How to choose a data analyst in Port Harcourt (without getting burned)

Most disappointing analytics engagements fail long before any statistics are run. They fail at scoping — when nobody wrote down what question the analysis answers, what data exists, and what an acceptable answer looks like.

If you are commissioning data analysis in Port Harcourt or anywhere in Rivers State, the following checks separate a documented professional service from a spreadsheet favour.

A credible analyst will describe the sampling approach, the tests they expect to use, and the assumptions those tests require. If the first response is a figure with no method attached, the price is meaningless because the deliverable is undefined.

You should receive the cleaned dataset, the analysis script or SPSS syntax, and a codebook. If the work cannot be re-run by a third party, it cannot be defended in a review, an audit or a board meeting.

Numbers are not decisions. A useful report states what the data shows, what it does not show, and where uncertainty remains. Be wary of anyone who never reports a limitation.

Fast is achievable when data arrives clean and objectives are fixed. Our standard analytical turnaround is 72 hours to five working days — but we say so only after seeing the data, never before.

Every GOSPELTRADER INC. analysis is scoped in writing, delivered with reproducible artefacts, and summarised in language a non-statistician can act on. That is the entire standard.