Category Archives: Quantitative Methods

Building Quantitative Muscle

I have had a very full and productive week, both with work and research.  I finished the final workshop of a 4-part SPSS series.  This last workshop focused on regression.  I was really pleased at the degree that I was able to “keep up” and … Continue reading

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Clean Up & Prepare

This is going to be a very short post.  Today was fairly scattered.  I was not able to get a significant block of time at the library because of tutoring and tennis commitments.  That said, I made the best of the … Continue reading

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Old School vs New School…

It is a beautiful summer day and I feel fantastic!!  I have just completed a very solid deck for my colloquium next week and will depart shortly to enjoy the rest of the long weekend.  It will be really nice … Continue reading

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Final Data Collection Preparation

Completing final preparation for my launch of the leadership survey on Monday has been far more time consuming than anticipated!!  I spent a good part of the week following up with a few organizations on missing information and then testing … Continue reading

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Good-bye Quant, Hello Christmas…

It has been a terrific week.  After an additional 7 hours of review and edits, I submitted my quantitative assignment, it was an amazing feeling!  Not only was I really happy to finally complete the paper but, as I was … Continue reading

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Getting Close –Woohoo!

I think I am over the hump.  Just spent a full day at the library and have a very solid draft of my quantitative assignment.  Reran a good deal of the analysis, reread many of the handouts from the November workshop and … Continue reading

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Always Estimate and Then Double Your Estimate!!

I have had three full days focused on my quantitative assignment, and finally have a complete rough draft.  I am amazed by how much time it has taken!  I thought taking two vacation days from work would have put me ahead … Continue reading

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SPSS for Dummies…My New BFF!

I just finished 5.5 hours focused on my Quantitative Techniques Assignment and am thrilled with the outcome because I was able to complete all of the analysis.  With the exception of two areas I feel fairly confident that the analysis is … Continue reading

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Everything Looks Like A Nail!

Well I survived my week of quantitative methods and it was definitely tough.  That said, I learned a great deal more about statistics and am excited to learn more, particularly about Structural Equation Modelling which is a strong possibility for … Continue reading

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Triangulation to the Rescue

Tomorrow is the “big day”.  I start my 6 day workshop on Quantitative Methods which will culminate in an assignment due in mid-December.  Generally I adhered to this week’s plan and have focused on text book reading and reviewing papers … Continue reading

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