Meaning of data phobic | Babel Free

Definitions

Tending to avoid using data in decision-making; preferring intuition, tradition, or authority to data-based decisions.

Examples

“That may not be a welcome suggestion; many proponents of data-driven instruction will swear that teachers are historically "data phobic."”

“I think people in our field are a bit data phobic. They are not trained to work with it. They are not trained to use it and interpret it.”

“Many people are data phobic and unwilling to engage with data to make decisions.”

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