March 2024

What is AI Literacy?

By |2024-03-30T12:27:29-07:00March 7th, 2024|Announcements, Thought Leadership|

What Is AI Literacy? Artificial intelligence, or AI, involves giving computers the ability to solve problems and perform tasks that typically require human intelligence. AI technologies are in use where we work, where we live, and where we interact and transact online. Discussion of AI has skyrocketed in recent months. [...]

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February 2024

Data Literacy: Our Secret Sauce

By |2024-02-13T08:00:51-07:00February 12th, 2024|Announcements|

Data Literacy: Our Secret Sauce After more than five years developing and delivering data literacy training for companies big and small across many industries, we've pinpointed what truly distinguishes us from the competition. Those vast one-size-fits-all tutorial libraries are something we simply [...]

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January 2024

Explained: Wide vs Long Format Data

By |2024-01-05T14:43:13-07:00January 5th, 2024|Helpful Explainers, Tutorials|

Explained: Wide and Long Format Data Ever found yourself puzzled because your chart didn't turn out as expected? The issue could be the format of your data. Data comes in two main formats: wide and long. In this video, I'll explain the differences between these formats, why they're important, and show you [...]

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November 2023

Unveiling Our Revamped Data Literacy Fundamentals Course!

By |2023-11-29T23:58:07-07:00November 29th, 2023|Announcements|

Unveiling Our Revamped Data Literacy Fundamentals Course! Today we're announcing the launch of our newly revamped Data Literacy Fundamentals course – a comprehensive learning experience designed to help you lay a firm foundation of data knowledge and skills. With interactive content, engaging delivery, and an eye on practical application, this [...]

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A Brand Refresh for our 5th Birthday!

By |2023-11-28T09:21:31-07:00November 28th, 2023|Announcements|

A Brand Refresh for our 5th Birthday! Happy Birthday, Data Literacy! Five years ago, I left Tableau Software to start this company, calling it simply Data Literacy. The goal was simple but incredibly lofty: "to help people speak the language of data." As of today, we've trained tens of thousands [...]

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Coming Soon: “Chart Spark” by Alli Torban

By |2023-11-14T06:29:06-07:00November 6th, 2023|Announcements|

Coming Soon: "Chart Spark" by Alli Torban We're thrilled to announce that Alli Torban's debut book Chart Spark: Harness your creativity in data communication to stand out and innovate will be available on December 5th, 2023! Why write this book? I was tired of reading generic creativity advice that rehashes [...]

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October 2023

NOW OFFERING: Data Literacy Solutions

By |2023-10-24T15:16:43-07:00October 24th, 2023|Announcements|

NOW OFFERING: Data Literacy Solutions Here at Data Literacy, we're proud about our growing list of client organizations that have benefited from our world-class training and assessment offerings to date. From on-demand courses to live, instructor-led sessions, we have both taught and learned from people in dozens of industries and disciplines all [...]

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From Egypt to the U.S.: What I Learned During my Data Internship Abroad

By |2023-10-12T13:05:43-07:00October 12th, 2023|Community Spotlight, International, Personal Stories|

From Egypt to the U.S.: What I Learned During My Data Internship Abroad Hello! I'm Dina Teilab from Egypt, where I was born and raised. With a strong background in data, I've been a business analyst for six years. This past summer, I had the opportunity to visit the U.S. as part [...]

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An Illustrated Guide to Data Literacy: What’s an Interval Scale?

By |2023-10-05T13:53:50-07:00October 5th, 2023|Helpful Explainers|

An Illustrated Guide to Data Literacy: What in the World is an Interval Scale? Welcome back to our comic series that explores a range of data literacy concepts. We follow Becky, who describes herself as a bit data-phobic, as she navigates tricky situations at her new job. She'll learn to create effective [...]

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September 2023

Bing Chat’s Powerful but Flawed Chart Reading Capabilities

By |2023-09-30T11:09:51-07:00September 30th, 2023|Helpful Explainers, Thought Leadership|

Bing Chat's Powerful but Flawed Chart Reading Capabilities Due to the ubiquity of data visualizations in our world, the ability to read and interpret charts and graphs has become a critical skill for everyone. It's so important, we created our Level 1 training course around it, along with my book Learning to [...]

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