From the course: Learning Data Science: Ask Great Questions
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Focus on reasoning
From the course: Learning Data Science: Ask Great Questions
Focus on reasoning
- Many of us have strong beliefs that guide us. When you're working on a data science team, your beliefs might strongly influence how you look at the data. It also influences how other people look at the same data. That's why a key part of critical thinking is understanding the reasoning behind these ideas. Reasoning is your beliefs, evidence, experience, and values that support conclusions about the data. It's important to always keep track of everyone's reasoning when working on a data science team. Let's take a simple statement. You should drink a lot of green tea because it's good for your health. This statement has two parts, the idea and the reasoning. The idea here, is that you should drink a lot of green tea. The reasoning is that you should do it because it's good for your health. Now let's think about this statement critically. Why is it good for your health? How do you know it's good for your health? Is it good for everyone's health? How many sources agree that green tea is…
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