The Data Fluency Inventory - Data Fluency: Empowering Your Organization with Effective Data Communication - page 218

DFI SUPPORTING MATERIALS
Achieving a good response rate on a survey often depends on how it is
introduced and by whom it is introduced. Before sending out the DFI survey
to colleagues in your organization, consider who the recipients will see as
the sender and when is a good time to gather an interested (or even cap-
tive) audience. The first few minutes of a town hall meeting or a weekly team
meeting might be an ideal time to achieve a high response rate. Below is a
sample introductory e-mail for the appropriate team member to use when
sending out the DFI.
In this section we have also included a data literacy quiz to be used by your
human resources team in the evaluation of job candidates. We have found that
asking someone if they are data literate typically gets an affirmative response;
the data literacy quiz can be used as part of the interview process to validate
a candidate's general data skills.
SuRVEY INTRODuCTION E-MAIL
The following is a sample e-mail for organizational or team leaders when
sending out the DFI survey.
Dear team members,
We request your participation in a survey evaluating how we communicate
with data as an organization. This survey can help our organization assess
the four frames of the data fluency framework: data literacy, data product
authoring, organizational culture, and data product ecosystem.
We believe that by having a team with strong data literacy skills and data
authoring abilities, as well as an organizational culture supporting effective
data communication, we can enhance our organizational performance.
Effective data ecosystems make it easy for team members to find the data
products and reports they need as well as provide the opportunity to build
of the work of other team members.
Participation is voluntary and your answers are confidential. The link to the
survey is here: [insert link]
Thank you,
(Name)