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Data Driven Decision Making

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 From Numbers to Knowledge  A bird's eye view of the brain with a CPU embedded in it The demand for data analysts and scientists is hotter than the Caribbean sun!  And it's not just because we want to make graphs and charts that look fancy.  No, no, my friend. We need data literacy to survive in the Information Age! Sure, fight or flight responses helped us dodge deadly predators like marsupial lions and saber-tooth tigers back in the day, but now we must use our brains instead of our instincts.  We have to know what the numbers are telling us, and we need to ask the right questions to find the answers we seek. Personally, I've always been a "Why?" kind of person, and it's helped me a lot in my tech career.  Trust me, annoying your parents and coworkers with that one-word question can be a great strategy for finding answers. But it's not just about asking questions, we also need to know our field's jargon and what's expected in each area.  For inst...