Testing in the schools starts in a few weeks. We’ve been writing a computer game to teach math. Here is a look at some of the scenes. The poster is thanks to one of the awesome members of our graphics team, Justin Flores. You can find him at Jflo Productions. Of course, we will be…
Let’s say that all you knew about probability were some basic rules. Would it be enough to convince you that gambling is a bad bet? I think so. Let’s begin with these four: Probability of something not happening = 1 – the probability of that something happening P(Not X) = 1 – P(X) Since the…
Okay, young people, the time has come for us to have a serious discussion. When I was young, I was very annoying. Now that I am old, I am frequently annoyed, proving thereby that God has a sense of humor. I think pretty often the people who are annoying me are not doing so deliberately….
I’ve been fairly positive about SAS On-demand but I think the keyword in that sentence is “fairly”. One of the major advantages of SAS over R (which has no formal tech support) and SPSS (which, before it was bought by IBM you could wait 45 minutes on hold for tech support) is that if you…
My long-time business partner, Dr. Erich Longie, is a very experienced pool player. Today, we were discussing a business decision where someone had to choose between two potential employees. One was exceptionally talented but not particularly ethical – nothing terrible, mind you, like stealing out of the cash register, or sexually harassing the interns –…
I have a quad-core i5 with 12GB RAM on my desk that has an ethernet connection as well as a back-up wireless connection option. I also have a Macbook pro for business travel. These are what I use for development and other work. I also have three increasingly POS (as in piece of shit, not…
So, here we are with a new semester and my second try at using SAS On-Demand with SAS Enterprise Guide in my Advanced Quantitative Data Analysis class. I am toying with the idea of possibly offering JMP as an option as well but leaning towards no since it would mean twice as much explanation of…
I am at the Western Users of SAS Software conference this week and just like the Joint Statistical Meetings, SAS Global Forum and SPSS Directions, there is about as much diversity here as at the Republican National Convention. I brought this up here and at two other meetings I attended. Each time at least some…
Many years ago, when I was a young MBA student, we were all advised to find mentors who would help our careers. However, I found that many people I was interested in were not particularly interested in me. That was disappointing and irritating. After all, I believed I was a smart, hard-working person and I…
But the plans were on display . . .” “On display? I eventually had to go down to the cellar to find them.” “That’s the display department.” “With a torch.” “Ah, well the lights had probably gone.” “So had the stairs.” “But look, you found the notice, didn’t you?” “Yes,” said Arthur, “yes I did….