Statistics Don’t Tell Lies; People Do. I have heard too many times the saying that there are three kinds of statistics; lies, damn lies, and statistics. The idea is so popular that I have engaged people that truly believe there is really nothing objective about statistics. While I originally had…

I have seen this meme shared quite a few times through various social media sites. Let me first say that “I get it.” There is a conversation about the current youth not being willing to work as hard as their parents and grandparents to get the same things. …

Enterprise Data Science is much more than Data Science — Who is your customer? Earlier this year I sat in on a presentation featuring an aircraft that will “possibly” replace the Boeing V-22 Osprey. The V-22 Osprey is a multi-mission military aircraft that has been in active military service since 2000. While this may not sound like a long time…

While my profession is as data scientist, I often share that what I feel sets me out, and yes, above many of my peers is a background filled with an array of experiences and educations, and further an ability to reflect and transfer these experiences and educations. I started my…

I just finished the book Robot-Proof: Higher Education in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (The MIT Press) written by Joseph Aoun, the President of Northeastern University. While the author’s intended audience is other individuals within the academic community, I found the model which he built his message around one worth…

I wanted to serve. I binged through the first season of Tom Clancy’s “Jack Ryan” on Amazon soon after the premier last fall and immediately counted myself a fan. My fandom was based on how much I could relate to the lead character. No, I am not a super secret-squirrel government agent, nor…

I came across this meme. If you have not seen this one, you have most likely seen the idea behind it; the idea that the world today is so much softer (emotionally) than the world of yesteryear. The politically correct have taken over at the expense to truth and usefulness. No one can speak their…

Statistical power is the likelihood that a study will detect an effect when there is an effect there to be detected. If statistical power is high, the probability of making a Type II error, or concluding there is no effect when, in fact, there is one, goes down. …

This morning I read a about a mother who gave her two year old marijuana and meth. When analyzing a thing, you are most often provided with circumspect items, that is, the when, and how something manifest. Sometimes you have a “what” as well, but that is usually topical. Here…