How to Interpret Data - Using Data to Improve Your Influence and Decision-Making

Discover the skills and insights you need to accurately and efficiently interpret data, improving your influence and decision-making at work

List of contents

Section - PART 1: The foundations of data interpretation; Chapter - 01: Why data matters to your career; Chapter - 02: From data acquisition to influence; Section - PART 2: Defining data needs; Chapter - 03: Asking the right questions; Chapter - 04: Turning questions into requirements; Section - PART 3: Sourcing and governing data; Chapter - 05: Understanding data sources; Chapter - 06: Navigating data privacy and ethics; Section - PART 4: Preparing and integrating data; Chapter - 07: Extracting and preparing data; Chapter - 08: Integrating data; Section - PART 5: Analysing data for insights; Chapter - 09: Setting the foundation for analysis; Chapter - 10: Discovering patterns and trends; Chapter - 11: Interpreting results; Section - PART 6: Communicating insights and driving decisions; Chapter - 12: Influencing decisions; Chapter - 13: Next steps;

About the author

Nicholas Kelly is a principal at G&K Consulting, based in Bonney Lake, Washington. He is a leader in analytics adoption having designed and developed dashboards for some of the world's largest companies, from global banks to Formula 1 teams. He is a frequent speaker at international conferences, has trained thousands of professionals in data visualization and analytics adoption and is the inventor of the Dashboard Wireframe Kit

Product details

• Authors: Nicholas Kelly, Kelly Nicholas
• Publisher: Kogan Page
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.05.2025
• EAN: 9781398619883
• ISBN: 978-1-398-61988-3
• No. of pages: 248
• Series: Creating Success
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Miscellaneous; Business and Management, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Leadership, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Skills, Business & management, Business innovation, Advice on careers & achieving success, Advice on careers and achieving success, Data analysis: general, Data science and analysis: general