The Problem with SIF
Lately I’ve been doing some work with SIF data for a client. For those who don’t know (which seems to be just about everybody, including me up until earlier this year), SIF stands for School Interoperability Framework. It’s a new standard for exchanging educational data. You can learn the details here, or if you can’t [...]
Missing Data Techniques for Dummies
This is not another article explaining various missing data techniques. This is a post about how to use them without getting an advanced degree in statistics or charming that nice young Data Analyst into doing it for you. If you Google “missing data” you will be barraged with complicated statistical techniques. That’s par for the [...]
LibraryThing – My New Thing
A few days ago I discovered LibraryThing, a social networking site for booklovers. Think Myspace for bibliophiles. What a good idea. I don’t know why I didn’t think of it. Envy aside, I’m surprised—amazed really—that the site has been around for two years and this is the first time I’ve come across it. Google has [...]
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