'The Plural of Anecdote Is Not Data—Except When It Is?'

"We want to tell data stories because they matter, but what happens when all we have are anecdotes and incomplete data sets?" asks Eva Galanes-Rosenbaum, public opinion and media analyst at ReThink Media.

Eva shared four strategies for telling data stories without good data. Check out her full presentation which is aptly titled "The Plural of Anecdote Is Not Data—Except When It Is?"



Here are some highlights as tweeted by the attendees.

The plural of anecdote is not data, but anecdotes can supplement data when there are gaps. Eva Galanes-Rosenbaum #tapestryconf

— Robert Kosara (@eagereyes) March 9, 2016

Preliminary Data Rules: "Be transparent. Be conservative. Be exhaustive (don't be lazy). Be open." Eva Galanes-Rosenbaum #tapestryconf

— Leigh Fonseca (@missleigh) March 9, 2016

Sometimes the story is the lack of data (e.g. Why can't US track people killed by police?) Eva Galanes-Rosenbaum #tapestryconf

— Erik Jacobsen (@threestory) March 9, 2016

Check out the rest of the conversation on Twitter using the hashtag #TapestryConf.