Why I Often Answer Analytics Students’ Questions with Questions
Thoughts on the Socratic method, critical thinking, and providing too much guidance.
Category: Data
Does Uber treat its driver-partners fairly?
Thoughts on the company’s data and price discrimination.
Three Main Types of Capstone Project Problems
In this post, I’ll describe some common issues and what to do about them.
Four Sites that I Recommend to My Analytics Students
Those who can effectively incorporate data and analytics into their writing are poised to prosper.
Three of My Favorite In-Class Exercises
A few of the ways that I try to make learning as active as possible.
Why I’m Switching to Canvas This Summer
I’m all in on ASU’s new learning management system.
Three Ways to Manage Capstone Projects
Looking at the different approaches to impart knowledge.
Visualizing Flows
Sankey diagrams can display data in very interesting ways.
My Latest HBR Article on the Benefits of Friction
In an excerpt from my latest book, I describe how one company used analytics and Agile methods to largely solve a thorny problem.
Characteristics of My Best Students
What sets my star pupils apart.
My New Book
Analytics: The Agile Way—my eighth book—is out.
Featured Talk: How to Create a Culture of Analytics
A 50-minute talk about Big Data and what we can learn from Amazon, Facebook, Netflix, and Google.
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