Data Speak Easy: Recent Episodes
Anna-Maria Steverson
Not good with data? Get good! Data literacy is an essential skill set of our times. Tune in as your host covers what you need to know about data to use it to your advantage and to be aware of what others may be doing with it.
In this episode we cover what measures of central tendency, a core statistical concept, are and how to calculate them and apply them. We also get into the pitfalls of using them and when you would use one over the other or not use them at all!
Does the thought of statistics send a shiver down your spine? Is having to learn them a deal breaker for your data fluency journey?? In this episode we'll talk a bit about statistics and what you need to know to feel more confident with them.
How can you tell the difference between an analysis or set of data that you should trust to help you make decisions and one you shouldn't? In this episode, Anna provides some tips and techniques of things to be thinking about in this space.
We explore the topics of how to go about improving your data literacy skills and spend a few minutes talking about what big data actually is (besides everywhere)
We spend time exploring the reasons why data literacy is important in day to day life and the benefits of getting better at it