You may have heard that my business name, Stringfest Analytics, is in part musically inspired. So it was great to speak with another data professional with a similarly-named YouTube channel: Gašper …
Modern Analytics Platforms: O’Reilly report sponsored by TIBCO
I'm excited to share that I'm the author of a new O'Reilly Media report sponsored by analytics software provider TIBCO. The report, Modern Analytics Platforms: The Journey to Enterprise Agility, is …
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Learning guide: Financial modeling in Excel, half-day workshop
The first personal spreadsheet computer application was released in 1979. Its name, "VisiCalc," was short for "visual calculator." I like to bring this up when explaining the benefits of using …
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Data literacy and change management: A discussion with experts
Back in 2019, research advisory Gartner predicted that by 2022, 90% of corporate strategy will mention analytics as an essential competency. And that was back before the coronavirus pandemic caused …
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Data literacy and higher education: A discussion with experts
Most executives readily claim their organization has a long way to go in how it uses data to inform the business. Where do traditional universities fit into this transformation? Even before the …
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Learning guide: Intermediate statistics in Excel, one-day workshop
Multiple groups and points in time I tend to start teaching inferential with the independent samples t-test, which allows users to compare means between two groups. That may sound so …
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