Purpose, passion, and curiosity

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Vic Strecher – longtime JMP user, author of Life on Purpose, professor and behavioral scientist at the University of Michigan, and CEO and founder of Kumanu – shares some of his latest research on finding meaning with purpose-driven analytics in January’s episode of Statistically Speaking. He has become a fan of structural equation modeling (SEM), as is evident from his fascinating plenary.

Here, Vic discusses his latest research using SEM to learn more about social determinants of health.

His plenary set the stage for a purpose-driven panel discussion. Joining Vic on the panel are Tim Gardner, CEO and founder of Riffyn; Ayana Littlejohn, analytical consultant at SAS; and Anderson Mayfield, marine biologist at NOAA and the University of Miami. What do they have in common? Curiosity and a passion for changing the world with analytics.

Tim founded Riffyn to enable better data, better decisions, better science, and a better world. In addition to building predictive models for her day job, Ayana dedicates her time and analytical talents to social innovation in health, equity, education and climate change issues. Anderson is passionate about understanding coral reefs to implement effective conservation efforts globally.

While the panelists come from different backgrounds and have diverse purposes, they share a common passion and curiosity that are inspiring. If you are in need of a little purpose-driven analytics inspiration and some cross-pollinated ideas, 2021’s first episode of Statistically Speaking is just the ticket.