17 episodes
Make Data Talk Dr Selena Fisk
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- Business
Are you finding data daunting? Are you in a job where there are heaps of numbers coming in, but you don’t know what to do with them, let alone make them mean something? If so, it’s time to make your data talk! Each week Data Storyteller Dr Selena Fisk will help you turn your spreadsheets into stories, as she teaches you important data ideas and skills which help you bring your data to life. Each episode is packed with real examples and insights from Selena's experience helping people like you - to build your confidence, to make data more accessible to you, and to do so in a way that is practical and more interesting than your year 9 maths textbook! Make data talk is your weekly dose of data literacy, data viz, and data storytelling ideas that help make data doable.
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#16 Explanatory vs exploratory analysis
Do you worry that you may have missed something big in your data? Or do you analyse data without a clear focus or hypothesis?
In this episode, Dr Selena Fisk explains the difference between exploratory versus explanatory analysis and the situations each should be used in.
Connect with Selena:
at https://www.linkedin.com/in/selenafisk/ sign up to her monthly newsletter at selenafisk.com check out her other podcast, 'A Beautiful Mind'. -
#15 Making numbers meaningful
Do you know how to effectively communicate it to your stakeholders? Should you use percentages? Raw figures?
In this episode, Dr Selena Fisk talks about how the importance of making numbers meaningful for people in a way that is concrete and relevant for them and their context.
Connect with Selena:
at https://www.linkedin.com/in/selenafisk/ sign up to her monthly newsletter at selenafisk.com check out her other podcast, 'A Beautiful Mind'. -
#14 Confirmation and self-serving bias
Everyone has biases, right? Unfortunately that means they can also find their way into how we approach data analysis.
In this episode, Dr Selena Fisk talks about the differences between confirmation and self-serving baises, and gives you some strategies to help minimise their impact on the way you look at and analyse data.
Connect with Selena:
at https://www.linkedin.com/in/selenafisk/ sign up to her monthly newsletter at selenafisk.com check out her other podcast, 'A Beautiful Mind'. -
#13 The purpose of data stories
Do you understand the true purpose of telling a data story to an audience; and how this differs from sharing endless information?
In this week's episode, Dr Selena Fisk digs into the true aim of a data story, and outlines why many people get it wrong, and/or get frustrated when the audience isn't motivated to act on the information.
This episode was recorded at the beautiful Nitmiluk National Park, in the Northern Territory. Check out the link or pic for how incredible this 'Cicada Place' is! And enjoy the cicadas in the background! -
#12 Data democracies
Do all the employees in your organisation have access to the data they need to be effective in their roles?
In this episode, Dr Selena Fisk explains how to create an effective data democracy in your organisation, so that everyone has the means to analyse relevant data and tell effective data stories.
Connect with Selena:
at https://www.linkedin.com/in/selenafisk/ sign up to her monthly newsletter at selenafisk.com check out her other podcast, 'A Beautiful Mind'.
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#11 Which data should I use?
Do you know which data you should be focussing on when telling your data story? And do you have a plan for how your data will be used and analysed?
In this episode, Dr Selena Fisk explains how to choose the most relevant data for your particular story and the non-negotiables of a clear data plan for your employees to follow.
Connect with Selena:
at https://www.linkedin.com/in/selenafisk/ sign up to her monthly newsletter at selenafisk.com check out her other podcast, 'A Beautiful Mind'.
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