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I like that this captures something very important about Data Science. The data may give the truth, but it's the story that makes people change. The story tap
by mathattack 10y ago
I like that this captures something very important about Data Science. The data may give the truth, but it's the story that makes people change. The story taps our emotions, which cause us to change behavior faster than hard data.
The chief analyst at a prior employer once commented that he liked people "with degrees that suggest storytelling" in addition to their math/science/engineering pedigrees.
- allisthemoist 10y agoBecause what is a story really but condensed data?
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- rpgmaker 10y agoA story can have a lot of noise too.
- RobertoG 10y agonot the good ones
- mathattack 10y agoThe story taps emotions, and impacts decisions better than just raw data. This is why politicians try to attach names and faces to policies. Good leaders use the data to inform the decisions, but stories to explain them.