From the course: Open Data: Unleashing Hidden Value
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Examples of data stories
From the course: Open Data: Unleashing Hidden Value
Examples of data stories
- [Instructor] Google's chief economist, Doctor Hal Varian, has stated, "The ability to take data, to be able to understand it, to process it, to extract value from it, to visualize it, to communicate it, that's going to be a hugely important skill in the next decades." And I'll discuss some qualities that are important to consider beyond good visualization techniques and the combination of data, visuals, and a narrative. Here are three considerations. First, make sure you're using the right data. Seems obvious, right? Not always. Perhaps you don't have the right data or the complete data to tell the story. Be judicious in evaluating whether the data is appropriate. For example, is the data too old? Is our interpretation open to question? Sometimes you may need to find a different data set. Having the right data is always the first step before creating a data story. Second, synthesize. This means that we might use a combination of data sets, contemporary ideas, history, and other…
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