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The Economist Numbers Guide
By Richard Stutely | The Economist
This episode reveals how to move beyond raw data, transforming numbers from intimidating facts into powerful, contextualized stories that illuminate the world and sharpen your decisions.
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What it is about
Data literacy, critical thinking, numerical interpretation
Who it is for
If you often feel overwhelmed by statistics in the news, or find yourself making decisions based on numbers without fully grasping their context, this will sharpen your judgment, and this will help you see what to do next.
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Richard Stutely, a seasoned economist and author for The Economist, brings years of close work in making complex financial and statistical concepts accessible, showing how to extract clear meaning from data.
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