DataStory
by Nancy Duarte
Making data persuasive: the data point of view, structuring recommendations as story, writing executive summaries, and visualising for decision. Duarte's most practical book for analysts and managers.
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you present data and nobody acts on it.
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you do not work with data.
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Three things you will actually use
- Data needs a point of view.
- Recommendation first; evidence second.
- Charts should answer a question.
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Write a one-sentence data point of view for your next report.
Our verdict
Data that gets decisions.
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