Data is NOT like art!

Every now and then, I see references to the arts in trying to explain what makes a “good” data practitioner. At one point, some data roles were called “data artists” as the analytics profession was maturing. Thankfully, that seems to have waned over the years.

I get the point, and I generally agree with the underlying sentiment. It would definitely be an exaggeration to say the reference is cringe-worthy. However, I do think…