Data Curious: Applying Agile Analytics for Better Business Decisions - Paperback

Data has been a missing part of most academic curriculums for a long time, and we're all being affected. During challenging times, creating a data-informed culture can help you pivot quickly or prevent expensive missteps. Developing a data curious organization will take advantage of the burgeoning data resources available as a result of increasing digitalization.

With this book, authors Carl Allchin and Sarah Nabelsi show today's business professionals how to become data empowered. These tech-savvy business professionals will learn data literacy fundamentals--from understanding the possibilities to asking the right questions. You'll discover how to make the right technology choices and avoid pitfalls that could put your career and company at risk.

• Discover what an agile, empowered, data-driven organization should look like
• Examine how to use data in new ways to help your business come to life
• Learn key terms and concepts around data management and analytics
• Understand the differences between spreadsheet analysis and a data analytics pipeline
• Get advice for working with data scientists and explore ways to mitigate the IT department's concerns