I love this quote from Richard Branson: Complexity is your enemy. Any fool can make something complicated. It is hard to make something simple. Is there any place Mr. Branson’s words are more relevant than in our big data world? We are not as awesome as we need to be when it comes to presenting data clearly, logically and simply, and I’m convinced that this contributes to the business world being less than ideally data driven. And I’m not talking about just in a once-a-month “omg we have to send that pretty dashboard to the big boss so let’s call…
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Data analysis is not easy. It takes years to get good at it, and once you get good at it you realize how much more there is to learn. That is part of the joy. You are always learning. You are always growing. This blogpost is a collection of tips I share with my friends who are just starting out. Each tip is a “simple” mistake that is easily avoided. My hope is that you’ll skip them if you are aware of them, and move on to making more important valuable mistakes. :) My plan is to wrap each tip…