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Data-Driven Decision Making
Part of the Data Analyst Roadmap
In short
Using data as one input into a decision alongside judgment and context — not blindly following a number, and not ignoring one just because it's inconvenient.
How to learn this
- 1Recall a decision you've seen made against the data, and consider if that was justified.
- 2Learn the term 'HiPPO' (Highest Paid Person's Opinion) and why it's a common failure mode.
- 3Practice presenting data as input to a decision, not as the decision itself.
More topics at this stop
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