“Streetlights and Shadows”

Posted on | January 15, 2010 | 2 Comments

Some of the books Stephen Few reviews may at first glance to have little to do with data analysis. On second glance, though, they have everything to do with it. He often goes into the essence of thinking, insight, and decision making — core knowledge for BI practitioners.

See his latest, posted yesterday afternoon, on Gary Klein’s Streetlights and Shadows.

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