“Most analysts are SO SMART and have amazing ideas, but they can't convey their genius ideas to others.” Quote by Chip Heath
“One of my favorite bloggers who can articulate his ideas clearly is Avinash Kaushik. The only problem? His ideas are so awesome his posts are a mile long, but I promise they are worth the time.” LongIdeasProblemPromiseMy FavoriteMilesPostsI PromiseBloggers Author:Chip Heath
“Anyone can repeat a technical explanation they read in a text-book or blog post.” BookPostsExplanationRepeatsBlogs Author:Albert Einstein
“True knowledge comes with deep understanding of a topic and its inner workings.” UnderstandingTopicsTrue KnowledgeDeep Understanding Author:Albert Einstein
“Here's a Challenge: Study a complicated topic in such detail that anyone interested can nod their head and understand as you explain specific concepts within the topic.” ChallengesStudyConceptsDetailsComplicatedTopics Author:Albert Einstein
“The greatest value of a picture is when it forces us to notice what we never expected to see.” ValuesForceSeeingExpectedDrawingDataUnexpectedMathematicianNoticingVisualizationAnalyticsStatisticianDiagrams Book:Exploratory Data Analysis Source: Exploratory Data Analysis
“This is my favorite part about analytics: Taking boring flat data and bringing it to life through visualization.” My FavoriteBoringDataFlatsVisualizationAnalytics Author:John Tukey
“When communicating results to non-technical types there is nothing better than a clear visualization to make your point.” ResultsClearTypeCommunicateVisualization Author:John Tukey
“Visualization is often used for evil - twisting insignificant data changes and making them look meaningful. Don't do that crap if you want to be my friend. Present results clearly and honestly. If something isn't working - those reviewing results need to know.” IfsKnowsWantNeedsLooksUsedEvilResultsMy FriendsHonestlyMeaningfulDataCrapInsignificantVisualization Author:John Tukey
“Most importantly: Don't adjust your results to build up the ego of the chief strategist. Especially if the strategist is you.” IfsResultsEgoChiefsStrategist Author:Charles Caleb Colton