R is a free and powerful statistical software package that is capable of advanced statistical analysis. Since R requires the user to write computer code to execute commands, the researcher’s ability ...

In a battle of the balance sheets, the black and white language of ROI is moving business forward. According to Bain & Company, forward thinking oil and gas teams that explore new and more advanced ...

In December 2014 I wrote a post titled Finding the elusive big wisdom in big data. We have made big advances since then in storing, processing and generally handling large volumes of data in a digital ...

In recent years, the NBA has seen big changes in how teams approach and strategize their games. These changes are mostly due to the use of analytics, which involves using advanced statistical analysis ...

SPSS is the name of a series of software packages used for data analysis. Its main selling point is that it allows scientific researchers, teachers and students to quickly analyze data without needing ...

When you use the statistical analysis features in Excel, you are leveraging one of the most powerful tools available for data manipulation and interpretation. Excel is not just a spreadsheet ...

Former Westchester County CIO Norman Jacknis isn't much of a golfer, but he can take some credit for boosting attendance at seven public golf courses that the county operates in southeastern New York.

If your business relies on advanced statistical analysis, you may have paired your copy of Microsoft Excel with a program dedicated to providing analytical tools. Minitab, created by the company of ...

The Bruins were both lucky and unlucky last season. Opponents only lost 40% of their fumbles against UCLA; I usually expect a team to lose 50% of fumbles. The Bruins lost exactly 7 of their 14 fumbles ...

The Amazon rainforest is likely losing resilience, data analysis from high-resolution satellite images suggests. This is due to stress from a combination of logging and burning -- the influence of ...