--- title: UX designers don’t need to be data scientists — but they... description: UX designers should focus on understanding and critically evaluating metrics rather than becoming data scientists. The key is connecting quantitative data from... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/ux-designers-don-t-need-to-be-data-scientists-but-they-must-challenge-data-wtasxsrul twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: UX designers don’t need to be data scientists — but they must challenge data | daily.dev og:description: UX designers should focus on understanding and critically evaluating metrics rather than becoming data scientists. The key is connecting quantitative data from... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/ux-designers-don-t-need-to-be-data-scientists-but-they-must-challenge-data-wtasxsrul og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/WTAsXsruL.png og:image:alt: UX designers don’t need to be data scientists — but they must challenge data og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # UX designers don’t need to be data scientists — but they must challenge data **[LogRocket](https://daily.dev/sources/logrocket)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary UX designers should focus on understanding and critically evaluating metrics rather than becoming data scientists. The key is connecting quantitative data from dashboards to actual user behavior and needs, questioning the numbers, and using data insights to inform better product decisions without getting lost in statistical complexity. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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