From my reading desk · Data + critical thinking

Ask better questions. Argue with the data.

My chapter-by-chapter reading notes and reflections on Becoming a Data Head: the questions, warnings, and ideas I want to carry into the work.

These are notes on the book, rather than the book itself.

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The reading trail

19 notes, in the order of the original export. Pick a topic or read from the beginning.

  1. 01 Forward
  2. 02 Introduction
  3. 03 Thinking Like a Data Head
  4. 04 What is the problem
  5. 05 What is Data
  6. 06 Prepare to Think Statistically
  7. 07 Argue with the Data
  8. 08 Explore the Data
  9. 09 Examine the Probabilities
  10. 10 Challenge the Statistics
  11. 11 Understanding the Data Scientists Toolbox
  12. 12 Search for Hidden Groups
  13. 13 Understand the Regression Model
  14. 14 Understand the Classification Model
  15. 15 Understand Text Analytics
  16. 16 Conceptualize Deep Learning
  17. 17 Watch Out for Pitfalls
  18. 18 Know the People and Personalities
  19. 19 What's Next