Be Data Literate

The Data Literacy Skills Everyone Needs To Succeed

Edition: 1 Date: 03/03/2021 Price: £19.99 ISBN Paperback: 9781789668018 ISBN Ebook: 9781789668025 Pages: 240 Format (mm): 235x158 Product Category: Professional Subject: Workplace Skills « Shows the reader how to improve their data literacy: the ability to analyze, find insight in, and communicate with data confidently « Explains how to use data to become a better decision maker by developing curiosity, creativity and critical thinking « Examines the different skills required for the four levels of analytics (descriptive, diagnostic, predictive, prescriptive) and for different aspects of the data literacy world, from data visualisation to data science and data architecture « Includes tips, tricks and exercises to work through and examples from industries successfully implementing data literacy skills from a leading expert and trainer

Description

In the fast moving world of the fourth industrial revolution not everyone needs to be a data scientist but everyone should be data literate, with the ability to read, analyze and communicate with data.

It is not enough for a business to have the best data if those using it don’t understand the right questions to ask or how to use the information generated to make decisions. Be Data Literate is the essential guide to developing the curiosity, creativity and critical thinking necessary to make anyone data literate, without retraining as a data scientist or statistician.

With learnings to show development and real-world examples from industries implementing data literacy skills, this book explains how to confidently read and speak the ‘language of data’ in the modern business environment and everyday life. Be Data Literate is a practical guide to understanding the four levels of analytics, how to analyze data and the key steps to making smarter, data-informed decisions. Written by a founding pioneer and worldwide leading expert on data literacy, this book empowers professionals with the skills they need to succeed in the digital world.

Author Information

Jordan Morrow is Head of Data, Design and Management Skills at Pluralsight and a global trailblazer in the world of data literacy, having built one of the world’s first data literacy programs. He served as the Chair of the Advisory Board for The Data Literacy Project, has spoken at numerous conferences around the world and is an active voice in the data and analytics community. He has also helped companies and organizations around the world, including the United Nations, build and understand data literacy. He has won numerous awards for his work and is based in Utah, USA.

Table of Contents

1 The world of data 2 The four levels of analytics 3 Defining data literacy 4 The data literacy umbrella 5 Reading and speaking the language of data 6 Combining data literacy and the four levels of analytics 7 The steps of data literacy learning 8 The three Cs of data literacy 9 Data informed decisionmaking 10 Data literacy and data and analytical strategy 11 Begin your data and analytics journey