As my parting project as Research Director at ASU’s Morrison Institute, I analyzed Arizona’s violent gun death data. From 2015 – 2017, there were 3,188 firearms deaths in AZ, 71% of which were suicides. The number of homicides, suicides, and unintentional firearm deaths increased from 2015 to 2017. Whites are disproportionately affected by suicide by …
We’ve been surrounded lately with an abundance of news that has forced the field of epidemiology (statistics related to diseases and applied to public health) into our thoughts. Epidemiologists are experts specifically in the prevalence and spread of diseases, like COVID-19, among populations. And, while epidemiologists are statisticians, not all statisticians are trained in epi …
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Because Top-Eight lists are so much more fun than Top-Ten lists, I offer my Top-Eight (plus one!) notable things that caught my attention this year. In no particular order… Ethics in Data and AI I am sure this has been going on prior to 2017, but 2017 seemed to be the year I started …
2017’s Most Notable – Marketing Analytics, Mentoring, Ethics in AI, and More! Read More »
Earlier this week at a pitch presentation for an amazing potential project, a thoughtful audience member asked me, “Dashboards and being able to see my data sound great, but what will I do with this data?” It reminded me of a talk I gave last year when a frowny audience member raised her hand and …
As humans, we are relational, and politics is an extension of our humanity. As entrepreneurs and business founders, our businesses are our lives and an encompassing part of our identity. So should our politics be a public-facing part of our business? Can and should we separate the political and professional parts of ourselves? Let’s think …
A Careful Line – An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Managing Personal Politics Read More »
“From possibilities to responsibilities” was the theme of this year’s Data on Purpose / Do Good Data conference last week at Stanford’s Center for Philanthropy and Civil Society. Lucy Bernholz started us off right by stating, “Let’s use this moment we’re in to use data to help society.” Yes, let’s! Here are some of my …
‘Tis the time of year for lists – wish lists, to-do lists, favorite-things lists, Top Ten lists, etc. Here, I offer mine – a list of the 10 (+ 1) most notable things I learned this year, in alphabetical order (for the sake of tidiness!) Cartoon Network’s Stop Bullying: Speak Up! Campaign …
We’ve had close polls in past American Presidential elections, and we had close polls in this year’s election. We often quickly forget about polls once an election is over, turning our focus instead to transitions and candidates-elect. And, most of the time, the polls were right. This year, not so much. What happened? A perfect …
Wherever your organization is right now on the journey towards a more data-driven culture, you can progress further down the path. Are you at the trailhead? Recognizing that your organization is making decisions based on anecdote, stories, hunches, or small samples, and that there is more out there on the data path ahead, is an …
When organizations and decision-makers use data to drive decisions – rather than anecdotes, “their gut,” or inertia – they are being data driven. Masquerading as other monikers, such as evidence-based decision making, being data driven requires organizational commitment to follow the lead of data towards greater efficiency, increased profits, and providing clients with a value …
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