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If you are a manager who receives the results of any data analyst's work to help with your decision-making, this book is for you. It discusses how to adapt presentations to the needs of audiences at different levels of management. |
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This book is written for non-mathematicians, non-statisticians and non-computer scientists interested in getting an introduction to data science. Containing exercises and illustrative examples, it explores basic data analytics techniques and discusses popular data analytic applications, like web mining, information retrieval, social network analysis, working with text, and recommender systems. NP | NYP (print) | RP (print) |
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This book addresses a very important but often overlooked aspect of teacher training, as well as the training of educational administrators, school counselors and other educational allied professionals: the role modeling a deliberative mind. A deliberative mind is one filled with wonderment and eagerness to learn. We introduce educational professionals to systematic pondering and large-scale wonderment. |
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This book explains how educators can effectively use thinking routines and other tools to engage and empower students as learners and transform classrooms into places of deep learning. Building on the success of the bestselling Making Thinking Visible, this highly-anticipated new book expands the work of the original by providing 18 new thinking routines based on new research and work with teachers and students around the world. |
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Narratives are more powerful than raw statistics, more enduring than pretty charts. When done correctly, data stories can influence decisions and drive change. Author Brent Dykes shows you how to take the three central elements of data storytelling--data, narrative, and visuals--and combine them for maximum effectiveness. |
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Storytelling has been shown to be one of the most effective methods of persuasion, motivation and inspiration, yet the disconnect remains -- you're still only telling. To truly influence people, you need to go deeper than that -- you need to show them your story. This book shows you how to transcend telling and start showing your story, using an easy-to-follow framework you can start applying today. |
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Data Visualization Made Simple is a practical guide to the fundamentals, strategies, and real-world cases for data visualization, an essential skill required in today's information-rich world. Both novices and seasoned designers in education, business, and other areas can use this book's effective, linear process to develop data visualization literacy and promote exploratory, inquiry-based approaches to visualization problems. |
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Plenty of data tools exist, along with plenty of books that tell you how to use them--but unless you truly understand how to work with data, each of these tools can ultimately mislead and cause costly mistakes. This book walks you step by step through the full data visualization process, from calculation and analysis through accurate, useful presentation. Common blunders are explored in depth to show you how they arise, how they have become so common, and how you can avoid them from the outset. |
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This book is applicable to students in all domains, to researchers who need to understand how to create graphics that explain their data, and to professionals and administrators for professional development training. Website Designers and Human-Computer Interaction researchers will appreciate the backstory of designing interactive visualizations for the web. |