Practical Data is an occasional series that examines data concepts that we encounter in our everyday lives, sometimes without even knowing it. It is my pleasure to introduce you to the Sigmoid Function. I can’t help but think of it as the “Sigmund Function” after the main character in the Read more
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“Practical Data” is an occasional series of articles that examines metrics that we encounter in our everyday lives. I take it as axiomatic that government statistics are created and reported to support a political narrative, whatever the narrative happens to be at the time. Data Quality provides an excellent framework Read more
This is the first of an occasional series of articles that will examine data that we encounter in our everyday lives. Metrics like unemployment, inflation, stock market averages, crime rates, and the like. Most of us don’t take day-to-day action based upon these numbers, but for many they contribute to Read more