Data Analytic Literacy

Andrew Banasiewicz

Published by De Gruyter 2023

Data Analytic Literacy

Andrew Banasiewicz

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111001678

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About this book

The explosive growth in volume and varieties of data generated by the seemingly endless arrays of digital systems and applications is rapidly elevating the importance of being able to utilize data; in fact, data analytic literacy is becoming as important now, at the onset of the Digital Era, as rudimentary literacy and numeracy were throughout the Industrial Era. And yet, what constitutes data analytic literacy is poorly understood. To some, data analytic literacy is the ability to use basic statistics, to others it is data science ‘light’, and to still others it is just general familiarity with common data analytic outcomes.

Exploring the scope and the structure of rudimentary data analytic competencies is at the core of this book which takes the perspective that data analytics is a new and distinct domain of knowledge and practice. It offers application-minded framing of rudimentary data analytic competencies built around conceptually sound and practically meaningful processes and mechanics of systematically transforming messy and heterogeneous data into informative insights.　

Data Analytic Literacy is meant to offer an easy-to-follow overview of the critical elements of the reasoning behind basic data manipulation and analysis approaches and steps, coupled with the commonly used data analytic and data communication techniques and tools. It offers an all-inclusive guide to developing basic data analytic competencies.

Differentiates between conceptual knowledge and applied skills and tools
Describes data sources and types, and common data analysis preparation steps
Discusses exploratory and confirmatory analyses, and numeric and visual storytelling mechanisms

Author / Editor information

Andrew Banasiewicz is currently a Professor of Business Analytics at Cambridge College and the founder of Erudite Analytics, a consulting practice specializing in risk research. He is a former senior-level business analytics and data science industry professional with over two decades of applied industry experience; his primary area of expertise is the development of custom, data-intensive analytic decision support systems. Since becoming a full-time academician, researcher and consultant, Andrew has been a frequent speaker at conferences around the world, speaking on data analytic innovation, evidence-based decision-making, and data-driven learning. He is the author of six other books, including Evidence-Based Decision-Making published in 2019, and Organizational Learning in the Age of Data published in 2021, over 40 journal and conference papers, and numerous industry white papers. He holds Ph.D. in business from Louisiana State University; he is also a fellow of several academic and professional organizations.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Preface Andrew Banasiewicz Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
About the Author Publicly Available Download PDF	XIII
Part I: Literacy in the Digital World
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Chapter 1 Literacy and Numeracy as Foundations of Modern Societies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	5
Chapter 2 Reframing the Idea of Digital Literacy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	25
Part II: The Structure of Data Analytic Literacy
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Chapter 3 Data Analytic Literacy: The Knowledge Meta- Domain Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	45
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Chapter 6 Data Analytic Literacy: The Skills Meta-Domain Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	102
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Part III: The Transformational Value of Data Analytic Literacy
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Chapter 9 Right Here, Right Now: Data-Driven Decision-Making Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	183
Chapter 10 Going Beyond: Bridging Data Analytics and Creativity Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	207
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(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Business analytics instructors and students looking for content that is focused on building data analytic competencies.
Pages
- Front matter: 20
- Main content: 220
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 49
- Tables: 2
Keywords: Business Analytics; Data-Driven; Decision-Making; Applied; Data Analytics; Learning with Data; Data Science.

eBook

Published: July 24, 2023
ISBN: 9783111001678

Paperback

Published: July 24, 2023
ISBN: 9783110999754