1 | Hi! These data haiku were originally written for the ddj.news newsletter. If you haven't done so already, subscribe at https://ddj.news. Best, Winny | |||||
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2 | newsletter | title | haiku | author | inspiration | link to newsletter |
3 | #131 | Breaking | Too good to be true, will be too good to be true. Or it’s breaking news. | Winny de Jong | https://us7.campaign-archive.com/?u=6e44d5b58ef020fcc4002d8cb&id=f3b862d4a0 | |
4 | #132 | Data diary | Be kind to you like Hansel and Gretel: leaving crumbs to find your way. | Winny de Jong | Guide for editors, by Maud Beelman, Jennifer LaFleur | https://us7.campaign-archive.com/?u=6e44d5b58ef020fcc4002d8cb&id=dd0f6cfd53 |
5 | #133 | Ballmer Peak | Too many errors? Grab the bottle, but take care: the peak is narrow. | Adriana Homolova | The Ballmer Peak (XKCD explanation), named after Steve Ballmer of Microsoft, holds that some, yet not too much, booze improves programming abilities. | https://us7.campaign-archive.com/?u=6e44d5b58ef020fcc4002d8cb&id=97dabe1cea |
6 | #134 | Undercover | If you do the math, the public does not have to. Hide most datapoints. | Winny de Jong | My 2019 Nieman Lab prediction in a haiku. :-) | https://us7.campaign-archive.com/?u=6e44d5b58ef020fcc4002d8cb&id=f412e9c0a3 |
7 | #135 | Excel | Sixty five thousand five hundred thirty-six rows? All is incomplete. | Winny de Jong | The Bad Data Guide, by Quartz | https://mailchi.mp/ddj.news/ddjnews-discarded-information-empathy-and-an-inauguration-4747295 |
8 | #136 | Never an original | With data you should always work of a copy. Work of a copy. | Winny de Jong | Guide for editors | https://mailchi.mp/ddj.news/ddjnews-discarded-information-empathy-and-an-inauguration-4789479 |
9 | #137 | Unknown unknowns | Always be looking for unknowns you do not know, since you don't know them. | Winny de Jong | https://us7.campaign-archive.com/?u=6e44d5b58ef020fcc4002d8cb&id=b6a7c06120 | |
10 | #138 | Numbers | Two five five columns? Better think differently: Numbers ate data. | Winny de Jong | The Bad Data Guide, by Quartz | https://mailchi.mp/ddj.news/138 |
11 | #139 | Precision | Precision is not added by the decimal. Just tell the story. | Winny de Jong | https://mailchi.mp/ddj.news/139 | |
12 | #140 | New tool | Learning curve incline: the number of options times the hours to learn them. | Winny de Jong | With help from Jonathan Stoneman. | https://mailchi.mp/ddj.news/140-update |
13 | #141 | In comparison | Compare datasets with accuracy in mind: ‘nearly’ just won’t do! | Jonathan Stoneman | https://us7.campaign-archive.com/?u=6e44d5b58ef020fcc4002d8cb&id=1e2cab293e | |
14 | #142 | Binomial | Not complicated: Binomial distribution - Just say yes or no. | Jonathan Stoneman | https://us7.campaign-archive.com/?u=6e44d5b58ef020fcc4002d8cb&id=e0761c6fe3 | |
15 | #143 | Decimals | So Google Spreadsheets became a polyglot too - dots, comma's... Who knows?! | Winny de Jong | https://mailchi.mp/ddj.news/143 | |
16 | #144 | Turn of events | I love to pivot: Summarising the data Unexpectedly | Jonathan Stoneman | https://mailchi.mp/ddj.news/144 | |
17 | #145 | Regex power | Might not save the world, but journo's using regex will feel powerful. | Winny de Jong | https://mailchi.mp/ddj.news/145 | |
18 | #146 | Summary | Pivot tables could Summarise all my columns. But I prefer graphs | Jonathan Stoneman | https://mailchi.mp/ddj.news/146 | |
19 | #151 | Regrets | The great temptation Is to get too much data. Regret it later! | Jonathan Stoneman | https://mailchi.mp/ddj.news/151 | |
20 | #152 | Peace | It did not happen If you did not document Time! now, peace later | Dillon Bergin | https://mailchi.mp/ddj.news/152 | |
21 | #153 | Build up | Start small, grow later Build up, don’t repeat mistakes; Interview data! | Antonia Stoneman | https://mailchi.mp/ddj.news/153 | |
22 | #154 | In comparison | Equalise all things that you are not comparing, when comparing things. | Winny de Jong | Good advice by Lars Boogaard. | https://mailchi.mp/ddj.news/154 |
23 | #155 | More | Data gets harder The more you get. So you must Build from bottom up. | Jonathan Stoneman | https://mailchi.mp/ddj.news/155 | |
24 | #156 | Think data | It's of the essence to, before plotting numbers, learn to think data. | Winny de Jong | What Matters, Really, is Effective Data Thinking, blogpost by Enrico Bertini. (https://filwd.substack.com/p/what-matters-really-is-effective) | https://mailchi.mp/ddj.news/156 |
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