Module 3 Readings

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Session 7.1: February 28

• Data’s Credibility Problem (Redman)
• Damn Excel! How the ‘Most Important Software Application of All Time’ is Ruining the World (Gandel)

Session 7.2: March 2

• Stupid Data Corruption Tricks (Taber)
• Top Ten Ways to Clean Your Data (Microsoft)

Session 8.1: March 7

• Performance Indicator (Wikipedia)
• The Tyranny of Success: Nonprofits and Metrics (Schambra)

Session 8.2: March 9

• Wearable Tech is Plugging Into Health Insurance (Olson)
• Tracking Health One Step at a Time (Bialik)

Session 9.1: March 21

• How Data Integration Works (Strickland)
• The GOP Arms Itself for the Next “War” in the Analytics Arms Race (Gallagher)

Session 9.2: March 23

• Best Practices for Designing Views and Dashboards (Tableau)
• The One Skill You Really Need for Data Analysis (Farmer)