A topic of interest to me as a liberal arts grad is the similarity between good writing and good data work.Mark Twain famously said, "I didn't have time to write you a short letter, so I wrote a long …
Never Fear, Excel is Here (to stay!)
Image from Gartner study If you're worried that your Excel skills may soon become obsolete, take comfort. A recent Gartner study positions Microsoft as an industry leader in BI and Analytics. I'm …
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Marshall on Modeling
The 19th Century economist's famous steps on building and communicating economic models. One of my all-time favorite quotes. …
Big Data Panel at Weatherhead
The Big Data Panel at Case Western Reserve University Homecoming, 10/9/15Last week was Homecoming at my graduate school alma mater, Case Western Reserve University. The Weatherhead School of …
BI: Errors Wanted
If you’re not embarrassed by the first version of your product, you’ve launched too late. -- Reid HoffmanI recently finished Bold by Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler. The book is part economic …
Abraham Lincoln, Data Analyst
Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.Lincoln’s wisdom is easily applied to data analysis. Very little of working with data is actually running the …