by Gary Menger | Nov 9, 2023 | Menger's Musings
1985 was a milestone year for me. I wrote my first site reporting system for the new Intel 386 based computers which sported a massive 640k of memory and a 10mb hard drive. The design requirements were twofold: first, that we could execute a radius report within 30...
by Elyse Menger | Sep 7, 2023 | Business Data, Menger's Musings
Understanding the patterns of change at a local level is always an important component of location research. Is the area growing or declining over time? Have there been significant shifts in the demographic makeup? How is the business landscape changing? Is overall...
by Elyse Menger | Jun 29, 2023 | Menger's Musings
There is no doubt that we live in increasingly troubled times. The news is an endless stream of negativity: crime, homelessness, drug abuse, border issues, gender politics, inflation, interest rates, and international tensions. Many of us, on both sides of the aisle,...
by Elyse Menger | Jun 22, 2023 | Menger's Musings, Product Sneak Peek
At a user conference some years ago, I was introduced by the host saying that there are two things you should never see being made – sausage and demographics. He went on to tell the audience that I wasn’t there to talk about sausage. Great introduction, especially...
by Elyse Menger | Jun 15, 2023 | Menger's Musings
It is with great sadness that we report the recent passing of Ken Needham. After receiving an undergraduate and graduate degree, Ken went on to serve the Army in Military Intelligence at the Pentagon before becoming one of the founding partners of Urban Decision...
by Gary Menger | May 11, 2023 | Menger's Musings
In the traditional realm of parametric statistics, we were taught that the correct approach to building a statistical model of any sort was to follow the scientific method. You know, formulate a set of hypotheses about what independent factors might contribute to the...
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