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Data Literacy Basics Everyone Should Know

Tableau

At Tableau, we believe that everyone needs some level of data literacy, and the best place to start is with the basics. First, let’s talk about what data literacy means. Data Literacy is the range of capabilities that describe someone’s ability to explore, understand, and communicate with data. August 15, 2024

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How to Spot Misleading Charts, a Checklist

Tableau

Alyssa Jenson November 14, 2023 - 6:59pm Sue Kraemer Senior Data Skills Curriculum Strategy Manager, Tableau Charts are all around us. When viewing and creating charts, it’s vital that we gain the ability to critically explore and discern the integrity of the information and conclusions shown in charts. Chart Design.

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Announcing new Tableau Data Literacy curriculum for higher education

Tableau

Bridge the data literacy gap for students in academia. In my many years as a scientist, I mentored trainees in data analysis and witnessed frustration, anxiety, and even productivity loss in students who lacked foundational data skills. We define data literacy as “the ability to explore, understand, and communicate with data.”

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Top 10 Spreadsheet Secrets From A Nonprofit Data Nerd

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Data analysis is a process, not a one-time thing. Data nerds know how to clean and recode data, look for patterns, calculate key statistics, and then show off the most important information in graphs and charts. You can follow this syllabus to boost your skills at all stages of the data analysis process. Secret #8.

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How To Spot Misleading Charts: Review the Message

Tableau

Ateken Abla November 14, 2023 - 6:59pm Sue Kraemer Senior Data Skills Curriculum Strategy Manager, Tableau Charts exist everywhere. Viewing a chart instead of a table of numbers helps us quickly understand data, see patterns, and make better decisions. In the same way that words can deceive, so can charts. Be aware of the SCAM!

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Announcing new Tableau Data Literacy curriculum for higher education

Tableau

Bridge the data literacy gap for students in academia. In my many years as a scientist, I mentored trainees in data analysis and witnessed frustration, anxiety, and even productivity loss in students who lacked foundational data skills. We define data literacy as “the ability to explore, understand, and communicate with data.”

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Iron Viz 2022 Championship finalists demonstrate best-in-class mastery of data skills

Tableau

The judges evaluated the vizzes based on three criteria: design, analysis, and storytelling. He looked at two global health indicators—life expectancy and literacy rate—impacted by generational bias and historical information. He included a violin chart showing distributions of numeric data for one or more groups using density curves.