Comments on: Answering the “Why doesn’t the data match?” Question http://www.gilliganondata.com/index.php/2010/05/18/answering-the-why-doesnt-the-data-match-question/ Thoughts, musings, and, hopefully, not too many redundancies on the world of business data. If you missed the irony in the previous sentence, you may struggle with my writing style. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:26:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: 11 Ways Humans Kill Good Analysis | Retail: Shaken Not Stirred by Kevin Ertell http://www.gilliganondata.com/index.php/2010/05/18/answering-the-why-doesnt-the-data-match-question/comment-page-1/#comment-42155 11 Ways Humans Kill Good Analysis | Retail: Shaken Not Stirred by Kevin Ertell Tue, 08 Jun 2010 14:43:25 +0000 http://www.gilliganondata.com/?p=744#comment-42155 [...] not the same (and more about statistics later in this list). My friend Tim Wilson recently posted an excellent article on why data doesn’t match and why we shouldn’t be concerned. I highly recommend a quick read. The reality is we [...] [...] not the same (and more about statistics later in this list). My friend Tim Wilson recently posted an excellent article on why data doesn’t match and why we shouldn’t be concerned. I highly recommend a quick read. The reality is we [...]

]]> By: Ty Snouffer http://www.gilliganondata.com/index.php/2010/05/18/answering-the-why-doesnt-the-data-match-question/comment-page-1/#comment-41242 Ty Snouffer Thu, 20 May 2010 15:13:37 +0000 http://www.gilliganondata.com/?p=744#comment-41242 Great post Tim on an all-too-common challenge. I think there is often a third answer to the "which number is right?" question. "They both are in the context of the tool and the way they collect data." It is the way that we (or vendors) put those numbers out there in a way that are understandable to our audience that may be imprecise. Of course, we may have to do that so that the information is digestible. This type of imprecision doesn't bother me in the least, but is often something those who don't use the data every day have trouble overcoming. Great post Tim on an all-too-common challenge.

I think there is often a third answer to the “which number is right?” question. “They both are in the context of the tool and the way they collect data.”

It is the way that we (or vendors) put those numbers out there in a way that are understandable to our audience that may be imprecise. Of course, we may have to do that so that the information is digestible.

This type of imprecision doesn’t bother me in the least, but is often something those who don’t use the data every day have trouble overcoming.

]]> By: Daily Digest for May 18th at dandube.com http://www.gilliganondata.com/index.php/2010/05/18/answering-the-why-doesnt-the-data-match-question/comment-page-1/#comment-41172 Daily Digest for May 18th at dandube.com Tue, 18 May 2010 23:11:40 +0000 http://www.gilliganondata.com/?p=744#comment-41172 [...] Shared Answering the “Why doesn’t the data match?” Question. [...] [...] Shared Answering the “Why doesn’t the data match?” Question. [...]

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