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This book may reduce the scarcity of data scientists, but it will certainly increase their value. It teaches many things, but most importantly it teaches how to tell a story with data.
Whether you are in business, government, academia, or journalism, the future belongs to those who can analyze these data intelligently. This book is a superb introduction to data analytics, a must-read for anyone contemplating how to integrate big data into their everyday decision making. Wells '29 Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, Princeton University; Director of the Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy and Finance at the Woodrow Wilson School; author of the bestselling book The House of Debt "The power of data, evidence, and analytics in improving decision-making for individuals, businesses, and governments is well known and well documented.
