It's awfully easy to sort of sometimes let it be like all right I won't get a good reception about this. You know you have to kind of pick your spots but also there is something to this beyond just crunch numbers at the service of whatever corporation or organization I work for. People are more aware of how to read basic data visualizations than they used to be simply because people in health are more open, he says.
As analysts, we conduct analysis on behalf of the business to (hopefully) provide them with clear and objective information to help with making decisions. We use visualizations of data and, when we're really hitting our stride, we even tell data stories. So, how does that compare to mainstream journalism and the stories they tell, especially when there is data that can be visualized in support of the story or the analysis? There could be no better guest than Philip Bump, long-time columnist for The Washington Post, author of the How to Read This Chart weekly newsletter, and author of a soon-to-be-published book about the baby boom generation! For complete show notes, including links to items mentioned in this episode and a transcript of the show, visit the show page.