Tag: data
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Changes in the Data: reasons and mitigations
I recently wrote a post that delved into why iterating and improving data products can take considerable time, what with all the work that goes into testing and rolling out the changes. Here I want to briefly flesh out some common simple scenarios as to why your data changes, and some guidelines for addressing them.…
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Data products and the cost of iteration
It is great working with data products. You are providing users with information to make better decisions on their own data, and really unlocking its potential. That said, iterating on such products can be a very involved affair, and you can be left wondering whether it really has to be so slow. This post explores…
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Charting the data: Three takeaways from working on an analytics product
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a good chart is definitely a match for even the most verbose images. This might help explain why analytics are everywhere. Take Twitter as an example. It would never be as popular as it is without showing its users how well their tweets are doing. Analytics…