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Aug 13: Statistics in Practice

This week we discuss the distinction between explanatory and predictive modeling and spotlight the workhorses of statistical modeling: Oct 4 – Nov 1: Regression Analysis Oct 4 – Nov 1: Categorical Data Analysis See you in class! – Peter Bruce, Chief Academic Officer, Author, Instructor, and Founder The Institute for Statistics Education at Statistics.com Explain or Predict? Are you flummoxed by the profusion ofContinue reading “Aug 13: Statistics in Practice”

Industry Spotlight: HR (People Analytics)

Analytics has come to HR.  It’s partly Orwellian, tracking what employees do on the computer, and partly warm and fuzzy, leveraging the true informal organizational structure via network analysis (jump into Friday’s Network Analysis course to learn the basics).  One dimension assumes the worst about employees, and gives bosses extra powers to keep tabs onContinue reading “Industry Spotlight: HR (People Analytics)”