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• Why design experiments? Reason 6: Parsimony

  You can find the sweet-spot of a parsimonious model to meet your scientific and engineering objectives with designed experiments.

  Phil_Kay

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  Aug 14, 2018 1:48 PM

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• Information quality in the golden age of analytics

  Ron Kenett believes statisticians can take on a key role to ensure “quality of information” in this golden age of analytics.

  anne_milley

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  Aug 8, 2018 10:18 AM

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• Logistic regression and why I lose at board games to my daughter

  I tackle the mystery of why I've been losing at my daughter's board game.      

  clay_barker

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  Aug 3, 2018 12:50 PM

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• 5 steps to successful data visualisation

  Data vis expert Jorge Camoes tells how to prepare data for analysis and which charts to use to explore and communicate data.

  nina_chan

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  Aug 1, 2018 6:51 AM

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• Chemical industry innovator sees more opportunities for analytics

   Chemical industry innovator says analytics could be further leveraged in R&D, production, maintenance, and other areas.  

  anne_milley

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  Jul 19, 2018 6:29 AM

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• Peter Lenk shares his journey from math, to statistics, to Bayesian and beyond

  Bayesian statistics is attractive in part because it is prescriptive about what should be done in any situation, Lenk says.      

  anne_milley

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  Jun 22, 2018 12:39 PM

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• Visualizing Puerto Rico's Hurricane Maria daily mortality figures

  How many deaths did Hurricane Maria cause in Puerto Rico?  

  XanGregg

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  Jun 13, 2018 8:08 AM

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• Why design experiments? Reason 4: Clarity

  You can get a clear understanding of the drivers of processes and systems with the right choice of experiment.  

  Phil_Kay

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  Jun 6, 2018 8:13 AM

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• Why design experiments? Reason 1: Too many possibilities to explore

  You need smart ways to explore the vast possibility space when looking for solutions to complex, many-factor science and engineering problems.

  Phil_Kay

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  Jun 6, 2018 7:57 AM

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• Statistical thinking and statistical engineering defined

  Roger Hoerl, author of Statistical Thinking, explains the philosophy, discipline and knowledge needed for holistic problem-solving.

  J_Marquardt

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  May 23, 2018 8:44 AM

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• Why public health professionals need biostatistics

   More data or big data alone won't provide the answers to important and complex medical and public health questions.      

  MaryLoveless

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  May 14, 2018 11:32 AM

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• Just how mad was this year’s March Madness?

  March Madness 2018 had many upsets, but was this year's Madness more "upsetting" than others?  

  JerryFish

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  Apr 27, 2018 10:57 AM

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• 10 dangers in your tabular data

  Building predictive models from data tables? Look out for ten villains. Image courtesy of prettysleepy on Pixaby. See Russ Wolfinger's checklist of 10 dangers to deal with when cleaning and preparing data for machine learning.

  russ_wolfinger

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  Apr 24, 2018 3:08 PM

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• Proper and improper use of Definitive Screening Designs (DSDs)

  I am a big fan of DSDs, but as a co-inventor I feel a responsibility to be clear about their intended use and possible misuse.  

  bradleyjones

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  Apr 18, 2018 8:54 AM

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• Quality engineering and an OLED Innovator

  A pioneer in organic light-emitting diodes explains the key role of statistics in product R&D.      

  J_Marquardt

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  Apr 18, 2018 6:41 AM

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• Control Charts for monitoring vital signs

  Small changes can mean big trouble. Can you spot the shift? Detecting small shifts in vital signs can be critical, yet often challenging

  AnnieDudley

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  Apr 16, 2018 9:14 AM

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• Analytical thinking: strategies for success

  "Analytics is a structured approach to data-driven problem solving," says Greg Nelson of ThotWave.

  anne_milley

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  Mar 30, 2018 7:28 AM

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• Better late than never: Remaking pie charts for Pi Day

  Pie charts are often overused for data that doesn’t fit or are adorned with special effects that obscure the data.

  XanGregg

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  Mar 28, 2018 7:51 AM

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• Eggstra! Eggstra! A new designed eggsperiment

  Will you be boiling eggs this weekend? What's your best method? (Photo by Caroll Co) It’s been years since I last dyed Easter eggs, but this year we decided to give it a try. This means I’ve suddenly found the need to hard-boil some eggs. One of my favorite experiments that I’ve blogged about was the eggciting eggsperiment, so it’s the perfect time to revisit that experiment. That experiment has c...

  Ryan_Lekivetz

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  Mar 26, 2018 10:13 AM

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• Why do we fear what most likely doesn’t kill us?

  Risk literacy can help us have more control in our own lives.

  anne_milley

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  Mar 19, 2018 12:14 PM

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