Is There a Better Tool to Do Data Analysis?

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There are three types of stories that I do: ones that don't use data visualizations, ones that use them to supplement the story, and ones with center around data visualization. There's a different mindset that would serve a lot of analysts well to try to get into that space. And then there are times when I'm like, hey, look at this cool chart, and I just do a cool chart, right? Like, you know, those are, I guess, sort of a fourth category, a subset of the third category. Is there any kind of pattern when it comes to what gets shared more easily than what doesn't? You can be seduous about not actually looking at

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.