The Beauty of Structured Data
When it comes to survey design, Stephen Covey is absolutely right.
Category: Data
What College Professors Can Learn from Hasan Minhaj’s Patriot Act
His Netflix show takes a unique and informative approach that should make instructors reconsider their methods.
Teaching Highlights from 2018
A look back on two things that made me smile this past year.
Thoughts on Reaching 500 Google Scholar Citations
Reflections on achieving a professional milestone.
Reflections on Carnegie Mellon 25 Years Later
Thoughts on the most important skills and abilities that I picked up at CMU.
Reflections on Supervising More than 100 Capstone Projects
Thoughts on some of my students’ best work.
What I’ve Learned from My Student Evaluations
Thoughts on what the data tells me—and what else I’d like to know.
Why I Often Answer Analytics Students’ Questions with Questions
Thoughts on the Socratic method, critical thinking, and providing too much guidance.
Does Uber treat its driver-partners fairly?
Thoughts on the company’s data and price discrimination.
Three Main Types of Capstone Project Problems
Thoughts on some common issues and what to do about them.
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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