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July 29, 2010
Does Language influence Data Analysis and Visualization
I came across an interesting article in the WSJ that discussed the role of language and its influence on the way people see the world. The argument being that language effects our perceptions and interactions. An extreme example quoted was “The Piraha, a tribe in the Amazon in Brazil, whose language eschews number words in favor of terms like few and many, are not able to keep track of exact quantities.”
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Posted by Justin Hewitt at July 29, 2010 7:45 PM
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