Data Art Books | Summaries & Audio

Information Is Beautiful

by David McCandless • 2001

Concept is the secret: why a simple, clever data drawing can reveal more than a supercomputer.

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4k+

📊 Data Visualization 👁️ Visual Literacy 🌊 Information Overload

Information Is Beautiful 91%

Concept is the secret: why a simple, clever data drawing can reveal more than a supercomputer.

by David McCandless 2001

4.12

4k+ ratings

📊 Data Visualization 👁️ Visual Literacy 🌊 Information Overload

Learning Python Data Visualization

by Chad Adams • 2014

Turn spreadsheets and web data into SVG charts with Python, no design background required.

3.00

📊 Data Visualization 🐍 Python Programming 📈 Chart Creation

Learning Python Data Visualization Summary

Learning Python Data Visualization 88%

Turn spreadsheets and web data into SVG charts with Python, no design background required.

by Chad Adams 2014

3.00

5 ratings

📊 Data Visualization 🐍 Python Programming 📈 Chart Creation

Storytelling with Data

by Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic • 2019

Turn chart clutter into clear stories. Practice exercises that make your data impossible to ignore.

4.47

179

📊 Data Visualization 💼 Business Presentations 📖 Visual Storytelling

Storytelling with Data 88%

Turn chart clutter into clear stories. Practice exercises that make your data impossible to ignore.

by Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic 2019

4.47

179 ratings

📊 Data Visualization 💼 Business Presentations 📖 Visual Storytelling

Big Data

by Viktor Mayer-Schönberger • 2013

The era of sampling, clean data, and causal certainty is over. What replaces it is stranger.

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9k+

💰 Data As Asset 📈 Predictive Analytics 🧹 Imperfect Data

Big Data 88%

The era of sampling, clean data, and causal certainty is over. What replaces it is stranger.

by Viktor Mayer-Schönberger 2013

3.69

9k+ ratings

💰 Data As Asset 📈 Predictive Analytics 🧹 Imperfect Data

Data Strategy

by Bernard Marr • 2017

Profit from the data firehose: pick the right data, build a company that acts on it.

3.77

418

📊 Data Strategy 📈 Business Intelligence 💾 Big Data

Data Strategy 88%

Profit from the data firehose: pick the right data, build a company that acts on it.

by Bernard Marr 2017

3.77

418 ratings

📊 Data Strategy 📈 Business Intelligence 💾 Big Data

Confident Data Skills

by Kirill Eremenko • 2018

From messy data to clean insights to persuasive presentations: the process that lands the promotion.

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211

📊 Data Science 📖 Data Literacy 🤖 Machine Learning Basics

Confident Data Skills 88%

From messy data to clean insights to persuasive presentations: the process that lands the promotion.

by Kirill Eremenko 2018

4.12

211 ratings

📊 Data Science 📖 Data Literacy 🤖 Machine Learning Basics

Creativity Code

by Marcus du Sautoy • 2019

AI paints, composes, writes. But can a machine truly be creative? A mathematician investigates.

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2k+

🤖 Machine Creativity 🎨 Ai Generated Art 🖌️ Generative Art

Creativity Code 88%

AI paints, composes, writes. But can a machine truly be creative? A mathematician investigates.

by Marcus du Sautoy 2019

3.94

2k+ ratings

🤖 Machine Creativity 🎨 Ai Generated Art 🖌️ Generative Art

Storytelling with Data

by Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic • 2015

A repeatable process for turning messy spreadsheets into clear charts that drive action.

4.38

8k+

🖥️ Data Visualization 💼 Business Communication 📊 Data Storytelling

Storytelling with Data 88%

A repeatable process for turning messy spreadsheets into clear charts that drive action.

by Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic 2015

4.38

8k+ ratings

🖥️ Data Visualization 💼 Business Communication 📊 Data Storytelling

Practical Statistics for Data Scientists

by Peter Bruce • 2017

The statistical methods data scientists use daily, from boxplots to bootstrap, minus the proofs.

4.02

545

🛠️ Practical Data Science 📈 Applied Statistics 🔍 Exploratory Data Analysis

Practical Statistics for Data Scientists Summary

Practical Statistics for Data Scientists 88%

The statistical methods data scientists use daily, from boxplots to bootstrap, minus the proofs.

by Peter Bruce 2017

4.02

545 ratings

🛠️ Practical Data Science 📈 Applied Statistics 🔍 Exploratory Data Analysis

The Nature of Code

by Daniel Shiffman • 2012

Code that breathes: how to build simulations that move, think, and evolve on your screen.

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502

🎨 Creative Coding 🖼️ Generative Art 🟩 Cellular Automata

The Nature of Code 88%

Code that breathes: how to build simulations that move, think, and evolve on your screen.

by Daniel Shiffman 2012

4.57

502 ratings

🎨 Creative Coding 🖼️ Generative Art 🟩 Cellular Automata

How Data Happened

by Chris Wiggins • 2023

Data was never neutral. How statistics went from serving kings to fueling the attention economy.

3.54

467

🧮 History Of Statistics 🏛️ Data And Society ⚖️ Data Ethics

How Data Happened 88%

Data was never neutral. How statistics went from serving kings to fueling the attention economy.

by Chris Wiggins 2023

3.54

467 ratings

🧮 History Of Statistics 🏛️ Data And Society ⚖️ Data Ethics

Python for Data Analysis

by Wes McKinney • 2011

The pandas creator teaches the full Python data pipeline: messy files in, statistical models out.

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🧹 Data Wrangling 🔬 Scientific Computing 📊 Data Visualization

Python for Data Analysis 87%

The pandas creator teaches the full Python data pipeline: messy files in, statistical models out.

by Wes McKinney 2011

4.17

2k+ ratings

🧹 Data Wrangling 🔬 Scientific Computing 📊 Data Visualization

Dataclysm

by Christian Rudder • 2014

Big data from dating sites and social media exposes the uncomfortable truths we hide from ourselves.

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12k+

📊 Big Data 💘 Online Dating 🖥️ Digital Anthropology

Dataclysm 87%

Big data from dating sites and social media exposes the uncomfortable truths we hide from ourselves.

by Christian Rudder 2014

3.73

12k+ ratings

📊 Big Data 💘 Online Dating 🖥️ Digital Anthropology

Data Analytics Made Accessible

by Anil Maheshwari • 2014

Every analytics technique a manager needs, from decision trees to big data, mapped and demystified.

3.76

323

🧱 Data Analytics 📊 Business Intelligence ⛏️ Data Mining

Data Analytics Made Accessible 87%

Every analytics technique a manager needs, from decision trees to big data, mapped and demystified.

by Anil Maheshwari 2014

3.76

323 ratings

🧱 Data Analytics 📊 Business Intelligence ⛏️ Data Mining

Abstract Art Painting

by Debora Stewart • 2015

Abstraction begins where the photograph ends. A practical guide for mixed media painters.

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🎨 Abstract Painting 🧩 Mixed Media Art ✨ Intuitive Art

Abstract Art Painting 87%

Abstraction begins where the photograph ends. A practical guide for mixed media painters.

by Debora Stewart 2015

4.10

187 ratings

🎨 Abstract Painting 🧩 Mixed Media Art ✨ Intuitive Art

Graph Databases

by Ian Robinson • 2013

Relational databases fail on connected data. Graph databases traverse deep links in milliseconds.

3.64

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🕸️ Graph Databases 🗄️ Nosql Databases 📐 Graph Theory

Graph Databases 87%

Relational databases fail on connected data. Graph databases traverse deep links in milliseconds.

by Ian Robinson 2013

3.64

437 ratings

🕸️ Graph Databases 🗄️ Nosql Databases 📐 Graph Theory

How to Lie with Maps

by Mark Monmonier • 1991

Maps must lie to be readable. The visual tricks that turn distortion into propaganda.

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🗺️ Cartography 📊 Data Visualization 🧠 Graphic Literacy

How to Lie with Maps 87%

Maps must lie to be readable. The visual tricks that turn distortion into propaganda.

by Mark Monmonier 1991

3.58

1k+ ratings

🗺️ Cartography 📊 Data Visualization 🧠 Graphic Literacy

The Language of New Media

by Lev Manovich • 2001

Why a film is now a database, a screen is a control panel, and cinema became animation.

3.86

1k+

🎓 New Media Theory 💻 Digital Culture 🖥️ Software Studies

The Language of New Media 87%

Why a film is now a database, a screen is a control panel, and cinema became animation.

by Lev Manovich 2001

3.86

1k+ ratings

🎓 New Media Theory 💻 Digital Culture 🖥️ Software Studies

Effective Data Storytelling

by Brent Dykes • 2019

Your data is sound and nobody acts. What the spreadsheet is missing.

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🎯 Data Storytelling 📊 Data Visualization 📖 Narrative Design

Effective Data Storytelling 87%

Your data is sound and nobody acts. What the spreadsheet is missing.

by Brent Dykes 2019

4.20

305 ratings

🎯 Data Storytelling 📊 Data Visualization 📖 Narrative Design

DataStory

by Nancy Duarte • 2019

Spreadsheets inform. Stories persuade. The blueprint for turning your analysis into a decision.

3.93

544

📊 Data Storytelling 📈 Chart Design 🧠 Audience Psychology

DataStory 87%

Spreadsheets inform. Stories persuade. The blueprint for turning your analysis into a decision.

by Nancy Duarte 2019

3.93

544 ratings

📊 Data Storytelling 📈 Chart Design 🧠 Audience Psychology

Doing Data Science

by Cathy O'Neil • 2013

Your model is lying to you. The ninety percent of data science that algorithms won't fix.

3.73

567

📊 Data Science 📈 Statistical Thinking 🧹 Data Wrangling

Doing Data Science 87%

Your model is lying to you. The ninety percent of data science that algorithms won't fix.

by Cathy O'Neil 2013

3.73

567 ratings

📊 Data Science 📈 Statistical Thinking 🧹 Data Wrangling

Data Science

by John D. Kelleher • 2018

Turning raw data into decisions requires a defined process, not just algorithms and statistics.

3.90

876

🔎 Data Mining 🧭 Data Science Methodology 📈 Predictive Modeling

Data Science 87%

Turning raw data into decisions requires a defined process, not just algorithms and statistics.

by John D. Kelleher 2018

3.90

876 ratings

🔎 Data Mining 🧭 Data Science Methodology 📈 Predictive Modeling

Practical SQL

by Anthony DeBarros • 2022

Write real SQL: load data, join tables, run statistics, map locations, and query JSON in PostgreSQL.

4.26

239

💾 Sql 📊 Data Analysis 🗃️ Relational Databases

Practical SQL 87%

Write real SQL: load data, join tables, run statistics, map locations, and query JSON in PostgreSQL.

by Anthony DeBarros 2022

4.26

239 ratings

💾 Sql 📊 Data Analysis 🗃️ Relational Databases

Visual Thinking

by Colin Ware • 2008

Vision is not a camera. Design for how the brain samples, scans, and skips.

3.81

189

🖥️ Data Visualization 💬 Visual Communication 🧠 Cognitive Science

Visual Thinking 87%

Vision is not a camera. Design for how the brain samples, scans, and skips.

by Colin Ware 2008

3.81

189 ratings

🖥️ Data Visualization 💬 Visual Communication 🧠 Cognitive Science

HBR Guide to Data Analytics Basics for Managers

by Harvard Business Review • 2018

The manager's checklist: what to verify before any number shapes your next decision.

3.86

383

🧱 Data-Driven Management 📖 Data Literacy 🎯 Metric Selection

HBR Guide to Data Analytics Basics for Managers Summary

HBR Guide to Data Analytics Basics for Managers 87%

The manager's checklist: what to verify before any number shapes your next decision.

by Harvard Business Review 2018

3.86

383 ratings

🧱 Data-Driven Management 📖 Data Literacy 🎯 Metric Selection

Python for Data Analysis

by Oscar Scratch • 2019

Python data analysis, taught through questions: NumPy, Pandas, and the bridge to machine learning.

3.50

🧮 Scientific Computing 🔄 Data Manipulation 📊 Data Visualization

Python for Data Analysis 87%

Python data analysis, taught through questions: NumPy, Pandas, and the bridge to machine learning.

by Oscar Scratch 2019

3.50

2 ratings

🧮 Scientific Computing 🔄 Data Manipulation 📊 Data Visualization

DAMA-DMBOK

by DAMA International • 2017

Data is an asset, not a byproduct. The master reference for governing, modeling, and analyzing it.

4.15

172

👔 Data Governance 🏢 Enterprise Data Strategy 🧱 Data Architecture

DAMA-DMBOK 87%

Data is an asset, not a byproduct. The master reference for governing, modeling, and analyzing it.

by DAMA International 2017

4.15

172 ratings

👔 Data Governance 🏢 Enterprise Data Strategy 🧱 Data Architecture

Big Data

by Bernard Marr • 2015

Most data projects fail because they start with data, not strategy. Five questions change that.

3.59

416

🎯 Data Strategy 📊 Business Analytics 📈 Performance Metrics

Big Data 87%

Most data projects fail because they start with data, not strategy. Five questions change that.

by Bernard Marr 2015

3.59

416 ratings

🎯 Data Strategy 📊 Business Analytics 📈 Performance Metrics

Fundamentals of Data Engineering

by Joe Reis • 2022

Data scientists spend 80% of their time cleaning data. The systems blueprint that frees them.

4.16

945

🛠️ Data Engineering 🏗️ Data Architecture 🔗 Data Pipelines

Fundamentals of Data Engineering Summary

Fundamentals of Data Engineering 87%

Data scientists spend 80% of their time cleaning data. The systems blueprint that frees them.

by Joe Reis 2022

4.16

945 ratings

🛠️ Data Engineering 🏗️ Data Architecture 🔗 Data Pipelines

The Creativity Code

by Gore Alex • 2016

AI now paints, composes, and writes. What that reveals about human creativity is the real surprise.

3.50

🤖 Artificial Intelligence 🎨 Machine Creativity 🧬 Generative Ai

The Creativity Code 87%

AI now paints, composes, and writes. What that reveals about human creativity is the real surprise.

by Gore Alex 2016

3.50

6 ratings

🤖 Artificial Intelligence 🎨 Machine Creativity 🧬 Generative Ai

Web Analytics 2.0

by Avinash Kaushik • 2009

Your web data is lying to you. The framework that turns page views into decisions.

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2k+

🖥️ Digital Analytics 🎯 Performance Indicators 🧪 Online Experimentation

Web Analytics 2.0 87%

Your web data is lying to you. The framework that turns page views into decisions.

by Avinash Kaushik 2009

4.13

2k+ ratings

🖥️ Digital Analytics 🎯 Performance Indicators 🧪 Online Experimentation

Python Crash Course

by Eric Matthes • 2015

Learn Python through data: plot random walks, map countries, and build interactive charts from zero.

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🐍 Python Programming 📊 Data Visualization 🌱 Beginner Programming

Python Crash Course 87%

Learn Python through data: plot random walks, map countries, and build interactive charts from zero.

by Eric Matthes 2015

4.35

3k+ ratings

🐍 Python Programming 📊 Data Visualization 🌱 Beginner Programming

Presentation Zen Design

by Garr Reynolds • 2009

Slides packed with text bore audiences. Better visuals, type, and space make them pay attention.

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🖥️ Presentation Design 🎬 Visual Storytelling 📊 Data Visualization

Presentation Zen Design 87%

Slides packed with text bore audiences. Better visuals, type, and space make them pay attention.

by Garr Reynolds 2009

4.19

2k+ ratings

🖥️ Presentation Design 🎬 Visual Storytelling 📊 Data Visualization

Hertzian Tales

by Anthony Dunne • 1999

Electronic objects are behavioral scripts and portals to a hidden electromagnetic world.

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🔮 Critical Design 📦 Poetics Of Objects 👆 Aesthetics Of Use

Hertzian Tales 87%

Electronic objects are behavioral scripts and portals to a hidden electromagnetic world.

by Anthony Dunne 1999

4.26

125 ratings

🔮 Critical Design 📦 Poetics Of Objects 👆 Aesthetics Of Use

Lives of the Artists

by Calvin Tomkins • 2008

When art has no fixed rules, the artist's life becomes the work. Ten portraits.

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586

🎨 Contemporary Art ✍️ Art Criticism 💰 Art And Commerce

Lives of the Artists 87%

When art has no fixed rules, the artist's life becomes the work. Ten portraits.

by Calvin Tomkins 2008

4.10

586 ratings

🎨 Contemporary Art ✍️ Art Criticism 💰 Art And Commerce

Context

by Cory Doctorow • 2011

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372

🕸️ Internet Freedom 📜 Copyright Reform 🔐 Digital Rights

Context 87%

by Cory Doctorow 2011

3.66

372 ratings

🕸️ Internet Freedom 📜 Copyright Reform 🔐 Digital Rights

Hadoop

by Tom White • 2009

How to turn cheap servers into a petabyte-scale data platform, from HDFS to real-time streaming.

3.93

1k+

📊 Big Data 🖧 Distributed Systems 🐘 Hadoop Ecosystem

Hadoop 87%

How to turn cheap servers into a petabyte-scale data platform, from HDFS to real-time streaming.

by Tom White 2009

3.93

1k+ ratings

📊 Big Data 🖧 Distributed Systems 🐘 Hadoop Ecosystem

Graphic Design

by Ellen Lupton • 2008

Forget inspiration: how dots, grids, and iteration build the language of professional design.

3.95

2k+

📐 Design Fundamentals 👁️ Visual Perception 💡 Ideation Techniques

Graphic Design 87%

Forget inspiration: how dots, grids, and iteration build the language of professional design.

by Ellen Lupton 2008

3.95

2k+ ratings

📐 Design Fundamentals 👁️ Visual Perception 💡 Ideation Techniques

Privacy is Power

by Carissa Véliz • 2020

Your data is not the product; it's the toxic spill that's eroding your freedom.

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1k+

🔒 Digital Privacy 💰 Data Economy 📹 Mass Surveillance

Privacy is Power 87%

Your data is not the product; it's the toxic spill that's eroding your freedom.

by Carissa Véliz 2020

4.02

1k+ ratings

🔒 Digital Privacy 💰 Data Economy 📹 Mass Surveillance

Art as Therapy

by Alain de Botton • 2013

Art as your emotional toolkit: how to find hope, memory, and balance without a therapist.

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5k+

🎨 Art As Self-Help 🧠 Philosophical Therapy 🌱 Humanistic Psychology

Art as Therapy 87%

Art as your emotional toolkit: how to find hope, memory, and balance without a therapist.

by Alain de Botton 2013

4.08

5k+ ratings

🎨 Art As Self-Help 🧠 Philosophical Therapy 🌱 Humanistic Psychology

AI for Data Science

by Zacharias Voulgaris • 2018

The real AI toolkit goes beyond deep learning: optimization, fuzzy logic, ensembles.

4.55

📊 Data Science 🧠 Deep Learning ⚙️ Optimization Algorithms

AI for Data Science 86%

The real AI toolkit goes beyond deep learning: optimization, fuzzy logic, ensembles.

by Zacharias Voulgaris 2018

4.55

20 ratings

📊 Data Science 🧠 Deep Learning ⚙️ Optimization Algorithms

Python Data Science Handbook

by Jake VanderPlas • 2016

Four libraries, one workflow: the Python path from raw data to validated predictions.

4.29

676

📊 Data Science 🤖 Machine Learning 🐍 Scientific Python

Python Data Science Handbook 86%

Four libraries, one workflow: the Python path from raw data to validated predictions.

by Jake VanderPlas 2016

4.29

676 ratings

📊 Data Science 🤖 Machine Learning 🐍 Scientific Python

Find Your Artistic Voice

by Lisa Congdon • 2019

Voice is built, not born. Daily practice, borrowed influences, and the discomfort most artists flee.

4.05

3k+

🎨 Artistic Practice 🔄 Creative Process 🖼️ Visual Arts

Find Your Artistic Voice 86%

Voice is built, not born. Daily practice, borrowed influences, and the discomfort most artists flee.

by Lisa Congdon 2019

4.05

3k+ ratings

🎨 Artistic Practice 🔄 Creative Process 🖼️ Visual Arts

How to Sell Your Art Online

by Cory Huff • 2016

Replace the starving artist story with a sustainable business, half creation and half marketing.

4.07

389

🖌️ Art Business 📧 Audience Building 📖 Brand Storytelling

How to Sell Your Art Online 86%

Replace the starving artist story with a sustainable business, half creation and half marketing.

by Cory Huff 2016

4.07

389 ratings

🖌️ Art Business 📧 Audience Building 📖 Brand Storytelling

Geek Sublime

by Vikram Chandra • 2013

Why great code feels elegant: the answer may lie in ancient Indian aesthetics, not algorithms.

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1k+

💻 Code Aesthetics 🌐 Computing Culture 🪷 Indian Aesthetics

Geek Sublime 86%

Why great code feels elegant: the answer may lie in ancient Indian aesthetics, not algorithms.

by Vikram Chandra 2013

3.28

1k+ ratings

💻 Code Aesthetics 🌐 Computing Culture 🪷 Indian Aesthetics

Presenting Data Effectively

by Stephanie D.H. Evergreen • 2013

Why most data reports get ignored, and the visual rules that make yours unmissable.

4.34

122

📊 Data Visualization 🧠 Cognitive Design 💬 Visual Communication

Presenting Data Effectively 86%

Why most data reports get ignored, and the visual rules that make yours unmissable.

by Stephanie D.H. Evergreen 2013

4.34

122 ratings

📊 Data Visualization 🧠 Cognitive Design 💬 Visual Communication

Python Machine Learning Case Studies

by Danish Haroon • 2017

Five Python case studies in machine learning: from data cleanup to a scored model, step by step.

2.60

📊 Data Science 🤖 Machine Learning 🔍 Exploratory Data Analysis

Python Machine Learning Case Studies Summary

Python Machine Learning Case Studies 86%

Five Python case studies in machine learning: from data cleanup to a scored model, step by step.

by Danish Haroon 2017

2.60

5 ratings

📊 Data Science 🤖 Machine Learning 🔍 Exploratory Data Analysis

Becoming a Data Head

by Alex J. Gutman • 2021

The critical thinking toolkit for anyone who works with data but never plans to code.

4.18

480

📊 Data Literacy 📈 Business Analytics 🧠 Statistical Thinking

Becoming a Data Head 86%

The critical thinking toolkit for anyone who works with data but never plans to code.

by Alex J. Gutman 2021

4.18

480 ratings

📊 Data Literacy 📈 Business Analytics 🧠 Statistical Thinking

Numsense! Data Science for the Layman

by Annalyn Ng • 2017

Data science without the math: twelve techniques, what they do, and why intuition alone falls short.

4.14

622

🧠 Data Literacy 🤖 Machine Learning Basics 📈 Predictive Analytics

Numsense! Data Science for the Layman Summary

Numsense! Data Science for the Layman 86%

Data science without the math: twelve techniques, what they do, and why intuition alone falls short.

by Annalyn Ng 2017

4.14

622 ratings

🧠 Data Literacy 🤖 Machine Learning Basics 📈 Predictive Analytics

Mastering Salesforce Reports and Dashboards

by David Carnes • 2023

Why most Salesforce dashboards fail: bad folder permissions, missing fields, and how to fix them.

5.00

🖥️ Crm Administration 📊 Dashboard Design 📈 Business Reporting

Mastering Salesforce Reports and Dashboards Summary

Mastering Salesforce Reports and Dashboards 86%

Why most Salesforce dashboards fail: bad folder permissions, missing fields, and how to fix them.

by David Carnes 2023

5.00

1 ratings

🖥️ Crm Administration 📊 Dashboard Design 📈 Business Reporting

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