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Survey’s closed, results coming

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This afternoon, I finally closed the long-running survey of “those who analyze data.” The results are seeping in to Datadoodle headquarters. I’ll release them in stages over the next two months: first, highlights, then more highlights, and finally a preview report and a final report.

I opened it in mid-February this year. It has 221 responses. I’d say that’s a good number from a small platform like this weblog in this survey-saturated industry.

In case you didn’t realize it, I’m no data analyst myself. My stint in market research that ended more than 10 years ago entailed little data grooming, reshaping, or cleansing.… Read the rest “Survey’s closed, results coming”

Survey of people who analyze data

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The people who translate raw data into meaning — sometimes titled “data analyst” but often not — are some of the least understood in business and the most valuable. If you’ve read much of Datadoodle, you know that I’m trying to understand them better. Now I’ve launched a survey.

If you play any part in data analysis, please take part in the survey. You may analyze data or you may be a champion of data analysis, or both. You may or may not call yourself a “data analyst.” You may not even do any of this at work, only at home.… Read the rest “Survey of people who analyze data”

To hell with “guts,” Accenture’s survey gave a false choice

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Forty percent of business executives trust their guts over data? I admit those survey results made me raise an eyebrow — but then I put it down again. False alarm.

Forty percent may be significant, but compared with what? Is that worse than last year? For all we know — at least from the press release, since I can’t seem to find the actual report — this could be a huge improvement for the analytics industry.

I’d like to know more about that 40 percent who prefer “guts” over data. How many used pure clairvoyance, and how many used aids like tarot cards, tea leaves and pig entrails?… Read the rest “To hell with “guts,” Accenture’s survey gave a false choice”