Data Literacy in Practice
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Data Literacy in Practice: A complete guide to data literacy and making smarter decisions with data through intelligent actions

Data Literacy in Practice: A complete guide to data literacy and making smarter decisions with data through intelligent actions


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Accelerate your journey to smarter decision making by mastering the fundamentals of data literacy and developing the mindset to work confidently with data Key Features Get a solid grasp of data literacy fundamentals to support your next steps in your career Learn how to work with data and extract meaningful insights to take the right actions Apply your knowledge to real-world business intelligence projects Book DescriptionData 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. What you will learn Start your data literacy journey with simple and actionable steps Apply the four-pillar model for organizations to transform data into insights Discover which skills you need to work confidently with data Visualize data and create compelling visual data stories Measure, improve, and leverage your data to meet organizational goals Master the process of drawing insights, ask critical questions and action your insights Discover the right steps to take when you analyze insights Who this book is forThis book is for data analysts, data professionals, and data teams starting or wanting to accelerate their data literacy journey. If you’re looking to develop the skills and mindset you need to work independently with data, as well as a solid knowledge base of the tools and frameworks, you’ll find this book useful.

Table of Contents:
Table of Contents The Beginning- The Flow of Data Unfolding Your Data Journey Understanding the Four-Pillar Model Implementing Organizational Data Literacy Managing Your Data Environment Aligning with Organizational Goals Designing Dashboards and Reports Questioning the Data Handling Data Responsibly Turning Insights into Decisions Defining a Data Literacy Competency Framework Assessing Your Data Literacy Maturity Managing Data and Analytics Projects Appendix A – Templates Appendix B – References

About the Author :
Angelika Klidas is a skilled denizen of the data world. As an operations manager for several organizations, a strategic advisor, and a data literacy evangelist, she is able to analyze Business Intelligence (BI) and analytics environments expertly, map the ambitions of organizations, and deliver cutting-edge advice to help organizations mature their data use. Inspiring organizations and people to grow in BI and analytics maturity is her passion – in addition to teaching at the University of Applied Sciences in Amsterdam, where she spreads her knowledge and passion to her data and analytics students. Kevin Hanegan has helped individuals and organizations maximize the value they receive from their data for over 20 years. He is a frequent speaker and thought leader on topics including data literacy, data informed decision-making, decision intelligence, and essential skills for today’s workforce. He is currently the chief learning officer at Qlik, a data and analytics company, as well as the chair of the advisory board for The Data Literacy Project. Kevin is also an accomplished author of multiple books, including Turning Data into Wisdom, which helps individuals learn strategies to make data-informed decisions. He applies his passion both in a corporate setting and in academia, where he is an adjunct professor at Boise State University.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781803246758
  • Publisher: Packt Publishing Limited
  • Publisher Imprint: Packt Publishing Limited
  • Height: 93 mm
  • No of Pages: 396
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: A complete guide to data literacy and making smarter decisions with data through intelligent actions
  • ISBN-10: 1803246758
  • Publisher Date: 30 Nov 2022
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • No of Pages: 396
  • Returnable: N
  • Width: 75 mm


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