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Data storytelling

Meaning in data science & analytics, with examples

nounCommon term

In data science & analytics, data storytelling means: Presenting findings from data as a clear story, with context, a few well-chosen charts and a conclusion, so that the audience understands and remembers them.

In Turkish: veriyle hikaye anlatımı, veri hikayeciliği

How it is used

A skill often mentioned in analyst job adverts and training. Good data storytelling starts with the question, shows only the charts that support the message and ends with a next step. The verb phrase is 'tell a story with data'.

Example sentences

  1. Her data storytelling is excellent: she turned forty slides into five clear points.

  2. This deck has the numbers but no data storytelling; nobody knows what to conclude.

Common collocations

  • tell a story with data
  • data storytelling skills
  • build the narrative
  • storytelling with charts
  • data visualizationThe practice of showing data as charts, graphs and maps so that people can see patterns, comparisons and changes more quickly than in a table.
  • key takeawayThe most important point or conclusion that the audience should remember from a presentation, report or meeting.
  • insightA useful finding from data that explains why something is happening or what could be done about it, going beyond simply describing the numbers.
  • stakeholderAny person or team with an interest in a piece of work and its results, such as the managers, product owners or clients who will use an analysis.

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