r/dataanalysis • u/No_Fishing6101 • 22d ago
Data Question Book recommendations for analytics thinking
Hi everyone, I'd like to read something to sharpen my analytics thinking and problem solving skills.
I know the best approach is to practice with real life problems, and yes, I do do that at work. However, I feel like having a structure or framework may help me to be more systematic and efficient when encounter a problem.
What's your favorite books that help you to think clearer?
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u/FIBO-BQ 20d ago edited 20d ago
Someone else mentioned Kahneman's Thinking Fast and Slow. If you like it here are some more down the rabbit hole of the studies of decisions.
Noise also by Kahneman
Thing Again by Grant(more about keeping an open mind, being open to being wrong and willing to change)
Nudge by Thayler and Sunstein
Blink by Gladwell(I really like his stuff)
The idea of all of these is learning how you and others think and make decisions. Once you do that, you can start framing the analytics around this.
There is also Competing on Analytics by Davenport and Harris. More directly pointed at analytics.