Today my essay on Ukrainian Village, Parma is featured on Belt Magazine. It is an excerpt from Belt's Cleveland Neighborhood Guidebook. Since my essay was published, "Parma cool" has increased. A …
These Modeling Tips Are on My Desk: What About Yours?
The other day in my research methods class we were discussing theory: what makes it believable or interesting, when to use math versus a more discursive approach, and so forth. Over the course of the …
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Launching on Labor Day Weekend
This past weekend I got to participate in Launch Weekend at Case Western Reserve University.Students, alumni, and others affiliated with the Blackstone LaunchNet could pitch an idea, find backers and …
Grad School: I Survived Week One!
I did it -- I survived my first week as a PhD student. There is a lot of mystery about the PhD, probably because so few have done a PhD, and those who do tend to run in the same circles and do …
Excel Tip: Averaging Grades with AVERAGEIF( )
This one comes from a friend who wants to know how to average out a score for each person from a list where scores are recorded multiple times for each person.Subscribe for more Excel tips and get …
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Is Data Distracting Us From Science?
I've often joked that data science needs a new emphasis. We tend to over-emphasize the "data" half and forget the "science" half. The scale and scope of data is new, but science is not. Are we …
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