Well, now that a day has passed since the loss of my generations greatest innovator, and about two months have passed since my last post, I thought I’d better check in so that nobody starts any rumors about my passing. While I have reflected (and wept) on several occasions over the past two days,...
Read more →While I enjoy any and all discussions on measurements and benchmarking, having established the competency in our business services organization almost a decade ago, one of the areas that continues to elicit spirited debate is the discussion of sample sizes when establishing peer groups. While there are numerous statistical methods for computing sample size,...
Read more →I read a great article the other day reminding me about one of the more interesting visualization invented by the visualization master, Edward Tufte. In his article Charlie Park pondered on the proliferation and use of the Slopegraph, a really intriguing and highly efficient means of communicating data. Inspired by his post and especially...
Read more →Just a quick shout about my employer who is celebrating its 100th birthday today. As this past year has progressed and I have continued to learn more and more about our rich history, I am quite amazed at the numerous contributions that we have made to the world. I am genuinely excited and enthusiastic...
Read more →By now, we have all heard the phrase “Lies, damned lies and statistics“, or one of the many variants of the phrase. Ironically, even the source of that quote is not completely known … and thus adds to the irony of building the belief in data and information. A recent fortune cookie provided me...
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