What is your superpower?
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After writing this post, I was thinking that my superpower as a researcher
is my willingness to admit I’m wrong, which gives me many opportunities to
learn...
Where Quadratic, Positive Definite and Binary Meet
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A comment by Rob Pratt (of SAS) on OR Stack Exchange pointed out two things
that are glaringly obvious in hindsight but that somehow I keep forgetting.
B...
LP in statistics: The Dantzig Selector
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Lots of statistical procedures are based on an underlying optimization
problem. Least squares regression and maximum likelihood estimation are two
obviou...
Dataviz of the Month – March 2024
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Every month we pick and share some of our favourite infographics,
visualisations and data stories. Here’s what we found in our work folders
and around the ...
Theory as a Camera or Theory as an Engine
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Is theory merely a camera through which we view the world, or can it be an
engine that drives change within it? In our new Notes & Debates article in
the J...
the box of meaningful notes
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Sometimes I receive a message or thank you note that truly makes my day.
You know the ones—they’re the ones that make you realize that you made a
differenc...
Copilot for R
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It was my great pleasure to present last week to the NYC Data Hackers on
the topic of Copilot for R. If you haven't come across Copilot before, it's
like a...
Paying for a place in line at Disney
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For a long time, one of my favorite service examples to discuss in class
has been Disney’s FastPass system. In a nutshell, the program allowed
guests to wa...
Optimization Games for the Young (Part 2)
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A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a blog post in which I tell a story that
motivated me to start creating games for children and young adults to get
them exc...
Pitfalls of Algorithmic Decision Making
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While browsing through my Feedly timeline during the weekend my attention
was drown by a blog written by Jitendra Subramanyam of Gartner. The title, *Pitfa...
From Zaire to degree apprenticeship graduate
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Last week our second group of degree apprentices, including our first 3
females to complete (representing 23% of the cohort) received their final
qualifica...
Snooker: Celebrating 40 years at the Crucible
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In 2017, Snooker celebrated 40 years at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.
It moved to this venue in 1997, which is now recognised at the start of the
mode...
New blog site for It Depends
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This the old site for It Depends. You can still access the posts. For the
new site and new posts visit: http://itdependsblog.blogspot.ca/ Thank you,
Ian
Coaching Academics?
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A longtime reader and sometime correspondent of mine recently posed some
questions to share with FSP readers (if you are still out there). These
questions ...
Knitting is a binary exercise
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I follow a knitting blog called Yarn Harlot by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee.
During this month she is writing a daily letter to “Non-Knitters who love a
Knitter”...
(Rated) PG-13 for Ugly Cast
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PG-13 for Ugly Cast is a blog created and maintained by my son, Ben. I
encourage you to check it out. It’s very funny. If you like it, tell a
friend. Th...
How to quake proof a supply chain
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After a long hiatus, we return with a post. This one on Toyota’s plan to
quake proof its supply chain over the next five years. (Baltimore Sun,
9/6/11). T...
How many newsvendors?
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Last October in India, I was traveling with my father on a day-train from
Bangalore to Chennai. About halfway into the journey is a station called
Jolarpet...
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