Teaching analytics with modern Excel
Struggling to find new sales avenues as the big-box model is in decline, Wal-Mart is building an express-care network.The author makes some interesting points about the nature of primary care in our …
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Rather than my usual news-item commentary, I am going to write about something I've learned from data modelling and visualization.The biggest expense for many employers is salaries & wages. This …
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Economists are frequently turning to Twitter, Google and other online data sources to analyze the markets.In an economy less focused on manufacturing and more on information and connections, it …
I enjoy listening to NPR's Planet Money. They make economic theory manageable to the average listener, through stories on everything from violins to professional sports. I'm frequently disappointed, …
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This New Yorker piece brings up a worthy dilemma of our age. The focus of this story is on Keynes's prediction that future generations will have so much idle time that it may even be bad for society. …
This WP piece highlights another interesting debate in the college vs. manufacturing job debate (also discussed here yesterday). The conventional wisdom is that there are all these manufacturing …
