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How Data Science Skills Can Advance Your IT Career — and How to Build Them

The data science landscape has changed considerably in the last few months.  The rise of AI tools and user-friendly data platforms has democratized access to data-driven insights, giving even non-experts access to an essential toolkit that enhances efficiency and decision-making.  As data science becomes more integral to business operations, employers expect data literacy from more […]

Evaluating Enterprise Data Literacy

Any organization that aims toward complete digital transformation must move toward enterprise data literacy. So, what exactly is data literacy? Gartner defines data literacy as: “The ability to read, write and communicate data in context, including an understanding of data sources and constructs, analytical methods and techniques applied – and the ability to describe the […]

How to Ask Great Questions with a Data Science Lens

When it comes to solving business problems, data scientists understand how crucial it is to formulate the right business question. While it’s easy to get sidetracked by intriguing data trails, the most effective questions are those that align closely with organizational priorities, provide actionable insights, and guide strategic decisions. Here are the key principles for crafting high-impact […]

What Does It Mean to Be Data-Driven?

Businesses succeed or fail based on their ability to make sound decisions. Every aspect of an organization’s operation, from the simplest to the most complex, is the result of a series of decisions, each building on the next, from the chairs in the employee lunch room to the million-dollar marketing campaign that will make or […]

Fundamentals of Descriptive Analytics

In descriptive analytics, data aggregation, and data mining techniques are used to collect and review the historical data of a business to gauge the past performance. The most common example of descriptive analytics is the reports that a user gets from Google Analytics tools. A web server’s summarized performance reports may help the user analyze […]

What Is Data Literacy? Definition, Components, Uses

Data literacy (DL) describes how well an individual or organization understands, works with, analyzes, visualizes, and applies data to reach their goals. The specific context and use case determine what applying data literacy looks like in practice. For example, while reading visualizations on product deliveries provides value, true data literacy involves going further. It involves actively […]

EEDL Webinar: How Literate Is Literate Enough?

Download the slides here>> About the Webinar Experts differ in their opinions about the levels of literacy required by workers – from basic terminology to advanced analytic skills for everyone. Some feel that different jobs require different levels of literacy, others believe that all professionals need a grounding in research methods and data validity. But […]