This course focuses on the “last mile” of analytics: communication. Practice telling clear stories with data, choosing appropriate visualizations, communicating uncertainty and risk, and handling questions or pushback so that analytics actually lead to decisions and behavior change.
Overview
Syllabus
- Unit 1: Tell a Clear Story with Data
- Quiz on Data Storytelling Essentials
- Tailor Data Stories to Audience
- Same Analysis Two Different Audiences
- Unit 2: Visualize Data Effectively
- Quiz about Data Visualization Principles
- Turn Data Complexity into Clarity
- Select Charts That Drive Decisions
- Unit 3: Communicating Uncertainty and Risk
- Quiz on Communicating Uncertainty and Risk
- Rewrite Forecasts to Account for Uncertainty
- Defend Your Forecast Range
- Unit 4: Handle Challenges to Your Data
- Quiz on Handling Data Pushback
- Handle Pushback on Your Analysis
- Navigate Pushback: Standby, Revise or Rerun