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Data Literacy in Practice

Data Literacy in Practice

By : Angelika Klidas, Kevin Hanegan
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Data Literacy in Practice

Data Literacy in Practice

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By: Angelika Klidas, Kevin Hanegan

Overview of this book

Data is more than a mere commodity in our digital world. It is the ebb and flow of our modern existence. Individuals, teams, and enterprises working with data can unlock a new realm of possibilities. And the resultant agility, growth, and inevitable success have one origin—data literacy. This comprehensive guide is written by two data literacy pioneers, each with a thorough footprint within the data and analytics commercial world and lectures at top universities in the US and the Netherlands. Complete with best practices, practical models, and real-world examples, Data Literacy in Practice will help you start making your data work for you by building your understanding of data literacy basics and accelerating your journey to independently uncovering insights. You’ll learn the four-pillar model that underpins all data and analytics and explore concepts such as measuring data quality, setting up a pragmatic data management environment, choosing the right graphs for your readers, and questioning your insights. By the end of the book, you'll be equipped with a combination of skills and mindset as well as with tools and frameworks that will allow you to find insights and meaning within your data for data-informed decision making.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)
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Part 1: Understanding the Data Literacy Concepts
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Part 2: Understanding How to Measure the Why, What, and How
12
Part 3: Understanding the Change and How to Assess Activities

Understanding some basic visualizations

Visualizations help demonstrate and visualize the data for descriptive analytics. There are numerous graphs you may use. This book will walk you through some of the fundamental visualizations found in the majority (if not all) tools. We will begin by providing a graphical representation of the visualization and explain when and why you should utilize it.

Bar chart (or column chart or bar graph)

The bar chart belongs to the Ranking functional visualization group. Figure 7.22 shows two types of bar chart:

Figure 7.22 – Two types of bar chart

Figure 7.22 – Two types of bar chart

The most important aspect here is that the Y-axis of a bar chart should begin at 0 (if it does not, please contact the developers). A bar chart is used when an item in an ordered list can be positioned. It is utilized when the absolute or relative value is more essential. A helpful approach here is to emphasize the main topics of interest. When sorted into order, normal...

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