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Data Visualization Is Not a Panacea

Perceptual Edge

It galls me when people oversell data visualization. Data visualization combines technologies (visual representations of quantitative data) with specific skills (techniques for creating and interacting with those visual representations) to make sense of and communicate quantitative data.

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How to become an analytics rockstar

Analysts Corner

In today’s data-driven world, analytics has become a vital skillset for professionals across various industries. From healthcare to finance, marketing to sports, the demand for individuals with a deep understanding of data analysis and interpretation has never been higher. This includes languages such as Python, R, and SQL.

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Essential Technical Skills for Business Analysts in 2024

The BAWorld

This article delves into the critical technical domain BAs should master, transcending mere programming proficiency to cultivate a comprehensive and versatile skillset. Data Visualization: Master presenting complex data in easy-to-understand formats like charts and graphs using tools like Tableau or Power BI.

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Big Data Skill sets that Software Developers will Need in 2020

Smart Data Collective

For current and future software development companies that want to be knowledgeable about using data and analysis, a few big data skillsets will help give them leverage in the coming year. Let’s take a look at the skillsets developers need to have. Big Data Skillsets. Other coursework.

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Are You Cooking or Baking with Data?

Juice Analytics

Cooking is one of my favorite go-to analogies for data storytelling and data visualization. Let us count the ways… Like cuisine, any data visualization is simply the re-mixing of various fundamental elements — points, layout, connectors, and colors. Data provides the raw ingredients for your data visualization.

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Do you need to excel in data analytics before moving into a BA role?

Analysts Corner

Being a person who gets pumped up with every new idea, I started making a list of skillsets required to become a data analyst. What I did was something undigestible to me as well — I completed online courses in Excel, SQL, Python, Data Visualization, Data Analysis process, etc.

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The Data Fluency Framework

Juice Analytics

Data only becomes valuable when you start to get insights from it and apply those insights to actions. The answer is not simply a better dashboard or more carefully designed data visualizations. The foundation of getting value from data depends on creating a data fluent culture in your organization.

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