He’s thinking about his post-military career, and because he likes data analysis he is exploring the role of a data scientist in private industry. The note reminded me of another data professional’s transition from military to industry. Hal’s story is an object lesson in data storytelling, and how it can go wrong. Data StorytellingSome technical professionals have taken up the term “data storytelling” and morphed its meaning to focus on “data visualization” – a fancy phrase for graphs. Real data storytelling is a way to share facts in the form that your listener understands, appreciates and remembers best – the story.

Source: Forbes January 30, 2018 16:29 UTC