The Covid19 pandemic has given me a chance to catch up on some reading. One of the books I recently finished reading is called “Building a Story Brand” by Donald Miller. It’s a short and very…

As I write this blog, we are still in the early stages of the coronavirus crisis.  It is a scary situation which has caused hoarding, panic, fake news, lies, stock market turmoil and…

I live in Jacksonville, Florida, where the odds of a hurricane on any given day are "improbable". But does that mean I shouldn't stock up on hurricane supplies and have an…

Imagine this scenario:

You enter your dentist’s office as a follow-up visit to the 6-month checkup you had last week. You’re nervous because the checkup revealed…

Ah, it’s that time of year when everyone is making predictions about next year and extrapolating from the previous year’s trends to create logical, pragmatic predictions. I’ve already made my own…

If you ask the question "What's the best degree for Data Science?" you'll get dozens of different answers. The sheer amount of different opinions might leave you wondering which degree is the…

At the time of writing, I'm a 52 year-old working in the fields of mathematics and data science. In mathematics, that makes me well-seasoned (and probably well-tenured, if I had chosen to continue…

Guest blog by …

Whether you can call yourself a data scientist if you can't code is as hotly debated as Brexit. Type the question "Can you be a Data Scientist without coding?" into Google and you'll get a hundred…

For my final class this year at the University of San Francisco School of Management, I taught the students using nothing but infographics.  Not only was it fun for me, but I think…

In the blog “Data Science ‘Paint by the Numbers’ with the Hypothesis Development…

Introduction

This is an analysis of the Kaggle 2018 survey dataset. In my analysis I am trying to understand the similarities and differences between men and women…

At the time of writing this post, I am nine months into my learning sabbatical. You can read about my journey here:…

In 1992, I entered the job market and landed a job as an advertising copywriter for McDonald’s. I was tasked with ideating radio, TV and print advertisements to curb burger, fries and soft drink…

This infographic was produced by Springboard, and it lists a few short online, inexpensive courses along with some university programs, leading to a certificate. The infographics provides some…

C-3PO and R2-D2 are an odd couple in the Star Wars universe.…

The list below is a (non-comprehensive) selection of what I believe should be taught first, in data science classes, based on 30 years of business experience. This is a follow up to my article …

Guest blog by Justin B. Dickerson, PhD, MBA, PStat, Chief Data Scientist at Snap…