Data for the Greater Good

What makes data and statistical analysis wonderful is the ability to optimize your research or business and take it to the next level. But what about using data to optimize non-profit organizations and enhance the work that they do? A little data can go a long way to...

Dealing with the 2020 Census

A tremendous effort in the analytics world is devoted to the task of data preparation and cleansing. Data exchanges refer to ‘curated’ data, which suggests that the suppliers of that data have gone to the trouble of estimating missing fields, reigning in outliers, and...

Optimizing Online Ads with Data

  In the years since “big data” became a term, the scope of what data can do to enhance your business has changed and evolved. If you own a business, you likely are paying for some kind of online advertising. Google Ads, social media advertising, and any other...

Washington D.C. Traffic Explained

When you think Washington, D.C., you think about government. You might also think about traffic. Washington, D.C. is consistently ranked as one of the worst cities for commuting traffic in the United States. Heading into the capital are thousands and thousands of...

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Boom and Bust Towns

In many areas, one of the big tourism items is the exploration of ghost towns. The official web site for tourism in Nevada proudly touts the state as being number one in the country for ghost towns – and with over six hundred, they more than outnumber the now existing...

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Wanna Get Away?

If the last year and a half of isolation hasn’t been enough for you (or you have realized that you really don’t need as many friends as you thought you did), you might be looking for somewhere remote to go. So, where is the most remote places that you can live? Or go...

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Using 2020 Census Data

Over the past year or so, we have been giving a heads up that the 2020 census data was to be affected by new and more stringent non-disclosure rules intended to protect the identify of census respondents. We recognize that such protection is important while muttering...

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Echoes of Settlement Strategies

Watching the Hurricane Ida coverage a few weeks ago had us thinking about odd geography in the United States. What is a Parish? Why can’t they just say county? Much of our geography today was shaped by those who settled there. Earliest settlements were by three...

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Industrial Diversity and Sustainable Growth

What is a place known for? Think Detroit and you likely think cars. Washington, D.C.? Government. Los Angeles, movies and television, nicely incorporated in a single term – Hollywood. Orlando? Disney World. Our comparison of Nashville and Memphis started with jazz,...

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