Module 4B: Make Decisions with Data

Module 4B: Make Decisions with Data

This workshop will help you apply the skills learned in other workshops to your own real-world, data-informed project. The workshop instructor will reach out to you prior to the workshop to discuss your project and to help you identify the data and other information...
Module 4A: Tell Stories with Data

Module 4A: Tell Stories with Data

This workshop teaches the next steps of persuasively communicating what you have learned after gaining initial insight from data. You will learn the skills to put your analysis in the context of a compelling narrative and to build your argument logically and...
Module 2B: Avoid Data Pitfalls

Module 2B: Avoid Data Pitfalls

Data is most powerful when you understand its limits. This module will give you the knowledge to think critically about data, making you aware of what can cause noise in data and how to use data effectively despite these limitations. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN How policy...
Module 2A: Find Existing Data

Module 2A: Find Existing Data

Answering the questions necessary to achieve goals requires locating and using the right data and tools. This workshop covers the strengths, weaknesses, and costs of readily available data sets, including SAVI, so you have the information you need to locate the data...
Module 1A: Frame the Problem

Module 1A: Frame the Problem

Before you can begin using data to inform decisions, identify what you are trying to accomplish and determine how data can help you get there. This will determine what kind of data you need.  WHAT YOU WILL LEARN To identify what your goal is To determine how to use...