From the course: Data Visualization: Storytelling
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The KWYs
- [Presenter] Some acronyms sound great. Maybe they even sound kind of like what they represent, like NASA sounds cool and techy and interesting, and YOLO sounds lighthearted and fun. And most good acronyms work because they're easy to pronounce and stick in your head. Some acronyms aren't good at all when looked at through a traditional lens. The KWYs definitely fall into this latter category. They're terrible acronyms. Although luckily the shorthand from them, the KWYs, isn't bad. It rhymes with why, which is sort of what it's all about. Let's start with the first one. KWYDIS stands for know what your data is saying. Duh, you have to understand your data to communicate about it, right? Obviously. Though it's worth mentioning that this understanding is on a spectrum. At one end is a data scientist and at the other end is a first grader. Your level of understanding probably falls somewhere between the two, but the more you understand your data, the more effectively you can communicate…
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