1 Jun 2022
How sure am I that my @peloton score isn’t 100% accurate? I’d say 99% sure. #AvoidingDataPitfalls
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20 May 2022
Mapping Mishaps. #AvoidingDataPitfalls
20 May 2022
Oh noooo! TN had data on vaccine recipients’ zip codes. They wanted to report it by county. So their software vendor assigned 100% of a zip code’s vaccinations to the nearest county, evidently not realizing many zip codes overlap multiple counties.
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11 May 2022
I can understand people buying a TV with either one of these wall mounts, but it seems odd to me to recommend buying all three together. Seems like @amazon might be falling into a pitfall of prescriptive analytics? #AvoidingDataPitfalls
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3 Mar 2022
This is an example of a leading question, a wording bias in which those who write a survey seek to elicit responses favorable to their interests. It’s misleading and unethical to present the results using different terms than the ones used in the survey. #AvoidingDataPitfalls
3 Mar 2022
In Opinion
"The invasion of Ukraine is a waking nightmare, horrible and absurd. And it’s being done in our name," Alexey Kovalev, an editor at the independent Russian news outlet Meduza, writes in a guest essay. nyti.ms/3tpyEHt
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19 Mar 2021
I had a chance to present #AvoidingDataPitfalls for one of Kirby's classes here in Seattle, & I like what he does in this video, shining the spotlight on a misleading chart that appears on a product's packaging. It gives the appearance of being based on data, but it likely isn't.
19 Mar 2021
Buyer Beware! Kirby White breaks down confusing "chart art" on the package of a spark plug to show that the graphic designers might not actually be conveying data at all: youtube.com/watch?v=QDctjTB1…
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30 Nov 2020
A concerning new way of using data to track employees. How many emails they send & meetings they attend are measures of their activity levels, not the results or *output* of those activities. I wrote about this in #AvoidingDataPitfalls, p.168-172 (Pitfall 5E: Moronic Measures).
24 Nov 2020
Esoteric metrics based on analyzing extensive data about employee activities has been mostly the domain of fringe software vendors. Now it's built into MS 365.
A new feature to calculate 'productivity scores' turns Microsoft 365 into an full-fledged workplace surveillance tool:
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22 Nov 2020
I'm reading an article in which the writer states, "33% of business will fail after 2 years." While 33% may fail *by* the 2 year mark, 100% will fail *after* that point. Communicating data well involves using the right words, and this can be tricky, too. #AvoidingDataPitfalls
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28 May 2020
I have no idea why, but my book #AvoidingDataPitfalls is 53% off the cover price on US Amazon, today. I've been watching the price for a few months, and this is the lowest I've seen it. So there ya go! amzn.to/2zENguC
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10 Mar 2020
Thanks for the reminder, On my next amazon order! @DataRemixed #AvoidingDataPitfalls #DataLiteracy #DataViz #DataStoryTelling #MISatGCSU amazon.com/Avoiding-Data-Pit…
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10 Mar 2020
There's a reason why I chose this to be "Pitfall 1A". It's so easy to conflate data with truth. #AvoidingDataPitfalls avoidingdatapitfalls.com
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21 Feb 2020
It will be on my next book order, I have a backlog of reviews to do for @AlbertoCairo @visualisingdata @infowetrust and @TheRialMichelle But I highly recommend you buy and read this book too! #BenAppreciationDay #AvoidingDataPitfalls
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24 Jan 2020
I have some good news, #data fans! If you wait until the end of June, my book will be FREE on Amazon. Beyond that, they'll pay you to take if off their hands. amzn.to/2Gm0gFm #ExuberantExtrapolations #AvoidingDataPitfalls #ItsInCh6
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20 Nov 2019
Enjoying the webinar from @DataRemixed to introduce his new book #avoidingdatapitfalls. I love how he's keeping everything grounded with real life examples and stories... But my FAVOURITE part has to be the alliteration in each of the common pitfall names! #languagegeek
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10 Oct 2019
The full cover #AvoidingDataPitfalls is FINAL & this baby is off to the printers! Many thanks to the talented & generous @giorgialupi & @AlbertoCairo for cover quotes. You two are an inspiration to me & so many others. Shipping in the US on 11/20! amzn.to/3140fO7
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11 Sep 2019
Oh hey! If you're in Seattle next week, come join me at the local @tableau user group SEATUG & hear me talk about my forthcoming book #AvoidingDataPitfalls! The session is on Mon, 9/16 at 4:45pm at 4th & Madison. RSVP here usergroups.tableau.com/septe…
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5 Sep 2019
It's happening... #AvoidingDataPitfalls - November 19th is the date. Preorder your copy here: amzn.to/2LEY1zd Message me to book me to speak about it at your organization or event. I'll also be offering an online "ADP" class in December, so look for that, too!
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16 May 2019
I just submitted the first draft of the concluding chapter of #AvoidingDataPitfalls. This one has been a long road for me. I signed the contract over 4 years ago. The good thing about those extra years is that I found even more pitfalls to add, mostly by falling into them myself.
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