Data Literacy
€ 79,90
Informação do Produto
| ISBN | 9781483333465 |
|---|---|
| Autores | David L. Herzog |
| Editora | SAGE Publications Inc |
| Formato | Capa mole |
| Número de páginas | 224 |
| Peso (kg) | 0,278 |
| Data de Publicação | 07/04/2015 |
| Preço (iva excl.) | € 75,38 |
| Imposto | € 4,52 |
| Preço (iva inc.) | € 79,90 |
| Disponibilidade | 2 unidades em armazém externo |
Descrição do Produto
A practical, skill-based introduction to data analysis and literacy
We are swimming in a world of data, and this handy guide will keep you afloat while you learn to make sense of it all. In Data Literacy: A User′s Guide, David Herzog, a journalist with a decade of experience using data analysis to transform information into captivating storytelling, introduces students and professionals to the fundamentals of data literacy, a key skill in today’s world. Assuming the reader has no advanced knowledge of data analysis or statistics, this book shows how to create insight from publicly-available data through exercises using simple Excel functions. Extensively illustrated, step-by-step instructions within a concise, yet comprehensive, reference will help readers identify, obtain, evaluate, clean, analyze and visualize data. A concluding chapter introduces more sophisticated data analysis methods and tools including database managers such as Microsoft Access and MySQL and standalone statistical programs such as SPSS, SAS and R.