Category Archives: Data Analysis

Long Day

Posted on June 8, 2013 by alexk

This post is going to be super short.  I had a “full court press week” between research, work travel, and tennis lessons.   The research highlight of my week was meeting with a Rotman Economics professor to discuss some recent analysis.  Our … Continue reading →

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The Juggler!

Posted on March 16, 2013 by alexk

I am struck by how many streams are in my research “pipeline”:  Awaiting Copy-Edited Version of  WhitePaper, Creating Presentation for April Colloquium, Conducting Phase II Data Analysis, Awaiting Evaluation of Final Assignment, Regularly Reviewing Recent Publications.  I could continue, but … Continue reading →

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Limited Energy, But Progress Nonetheless

Posted on March 9, 2013 by alexk

It was another exceedingly busy week at work!!  This pace will continue until mid-April when I hope to on-board a new manager.  This will reduce my number of direct reports significantly and allow me to focus on building a integrated strategy … Continue reading →

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Back To The Literature

Posted on March 2, 2013 by alexk

This is going to be a short post.  My biggest learning for this week is the importance of returning to the literature, relentlessly.  This is essential because as research progresses understanding of the data and overall topic deepens and this creates an expanded … Continue reading →

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Highs and Lows

Posted on February 23, 2013 by alexk

I have been remiss with posts due to business travel.  It has been a somewhat volatile few weeks.  I will begin with the “ups”.  Both my WhitePaper and Competency Development Portfolio have been submitted and it feels great to begin 2013 … Continue reading →

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Data Dance

Posted on February 3, 2013 by alexk

It has been a full day of data analysis and I am quite fatigued!  I revisited previous findings  and undertook some additional analysis, mostly ANOVA, to better understand the data.  Increasingly, I am realizing that quantitative analysis is akin to listening … Continue reading →

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Two Solid Drafts!

Posted on January 10, 2013 by alexk

It is Thursday afternoon and I am thrilled to have drafted two papers. This was no small undertaking. I have been at the library for four very full days in a row and now I am totally zonked! The first … Continue reading →

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Super Duper!

Posted on December 1, 2012 by alexk

This is another very short post because it has been a long and highly productive day.  I reviewed all of my analysis to date and then created a new file with organizational variables.  I was able to complete some preliminary analysis … Continue reading →

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Dealing with Outliers

Posted on November 24, 2012 by alexk

I finally addressed some of my outlier issues today.  This has resulted in a few meaningful results and a reversal of the direction of a previous finding –not insignificant!!  Overall, I have had a very full and focused day at … Continue reading →

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SPSS Struggle Yields Dividends

Posted on November 18, 2012 by alexk

This is going to be very short post.  I am slowly getting my bearings after being in a qualitative mindset.  I managed to do some interesting quantitative analysis today, but it took me a good deal of time to determine how … Continue reading →

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