I am a late adopter of technology. Indeed, I just got my first smartphone this summer. (Go ahead and interrogate me in the comments.)Having a smartphone has taught me about the nature of competition …
Hired with Excel: The Bad
This will be you as an analyst -- headphones on, baffled by some spreadsheet your coworker just sent.This post is part of the Hired with Excel series. Read the previous post on the advantages of Excel …
Hired with Excel: Why Excel?
This is part of the "Hired with Excel" series. Read the previous post here. Business is all about solving other people’s problems. As an analyst, you want to solve your boss’s problems by …
The Biker Bar Fallacy
I've been in conference mode the past few days. Over the weekend, I was atWordcamp Columbus, improving my end-user Wordpress skills. Today, I'm finishing NABE's Economic Measurement Seminar, where I'm …
Algorithm on Board
Working in healthcare, labor scheduling is a critical part of data analysis. It's important to meet demand while not scheduling unneccessary shifts. When framing these problems, I look for inspiration …
Hired with Excel: Why You Must Train Yourself
This is part of the "Hired with Excel" blog. Read the last post here. I have drilled home the point that you cannot rely on your employer to train you. I want to elaborate on this point a little more …
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