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We have spent a lot of time talking about stories. You’ve seen the difference between a simple tale and a story that has a plot, characters, and conflict. You’ve also seen how to present a story in a way that engages your audience. Still, this is a book about data science. It’s about using the scientific method to better understand your data. Ultimately, you’ll have the data and want the audience to connect with it in a meaningful way. Then you’ll get the audience to create value by having them take some action.
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Paul Smith, Lead with a Story: A Guide to Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire. AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn, 2012.
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Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic, Storytelling with Data: A Data Visualization Guide for Business Professionals (John Wiley & Sons, 2015).
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Edward R. Tufte, The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, 2nd Edition (United States: Graphics Press USA, 2001).
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Rose, D. (2016). Humanizing Your Story. In: Data Science. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-2253-9_22
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