Ann Arbor Data Dive - Making Sense of Datasets - A Beginner's Guide
Wednesday February 19, 2025 | Virtual

Data informs so much of our lives from how our elected leaders determine policy, to what advancements businesses choose to invest in, to what posts show up on your social media streams. But what is data and how can we make sense of it? In this workshop, discuss various forms of data and learn techniques for simple analyses you can use to better understand data all around you.

Speaker: Nikki Roda is an interaction designer and founder of her own design consulting firm, Deduce Designs. She's a passionate advocate for expanding data literacy within organizations to help inform better decision making. She considers herself a bit of a jack-of-all-trades having worked as an economist, data scientist, user researcher and user experience designer at various points in her career. She's had the pleasure of designing bespoke interface solutions for government agencies and global developmental aid organizations. That said, she's also thrown off the yoke of working in the tech industry having lived abroad for four years as a digital nomad before and during the pandemic and loves to encourage others to consider doing the same. Feel free to ask her about her travels and finding alternatives to working in tech - you always have other options!