When hiring data analysts, which of these skills do you value highest?
Data management7%
Domain knowledge46%
Machine learning25%
Probability and statistics14%
Statistical visualization5%
SQL2%
Statistical programming1%
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Chief Data Officer, Self-employed
None of the above. The ability to communicate a data story (not just a visualization or domain knowledge) in a way that is meaningful to the lay-person is harder to find than just the data skills. The best data analysts have "sales" skills, they listen to the business, understand their problems, and present solutions that make sense to them. Not a common combination with statistics backgrounds.Content you might like
1-5%8%
6-10%46%
11-15%54%
16-20%23%
21-30%4%
more than 30%4%
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Decreasing spend on premise, increasing spend on cloud23%
Increasing spend on premise, decreasing spend on cloud55%
Increased spending on both on premise and cloud15%
Decreased spending on both premise and cloud7%
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Chief Information Officer in Healthcare and Biotech, 1,001 - 5,000 employees
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