The main components of systems theory that readers might remember are “inputs,” “processes,” and “outputs.” The part that tends to get neglected is “feedback mechanisms.” These mechanisms tell the system the extent to which operations fit the environment. If there is lack of fitness, there is stress. One adaptive impulse is to make processes more complex and intelligent - i.e. sometimes described as the fight response. Another impulse is to give up and run away - i.e. the flight…
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I am sometimes asked whether I am working on the stats, whether I am making progress on the stats, and what I do with all of the stats. People are also prone to hyperbole. I am told that I sure work on a lot of stats, I am always keeping myself busy doing stats, and I am the person to go to for stats. I suppose my real job is more mysterious than the one others imagine that I do. I first want to explain that for everyday people, the term “stats” or “statistics” often means historical…
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In this blog, I will be discussing some distinct types of data involved in feedback. The types that I will be covering are as follows: 1) structural; 2) event; 3) quantitative; 4) contextual; and 5) systemic. In 2014, I recall reading a number of blogs about three types of data: prescriptive, descriptive, and predictive. There was a data scientist apparently on tour lecturing extensively about these three types. I don't recall the individual's name. Well, prescription, description, and…
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I created this blog to further discuss the issue of mass data assignments, a methodology that allows qualitative data events to be incorporated into metrics such as performance indicators. These assignments are routine for me now after having developed a prototype. However, I am unaware of the prevalence of this or similar techniques in the broader community. So I periodically work the topic into my blogs to help stimulate discussion. When quantitative data exists, it means that we had…
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