Welcome to my blog! I’ve been working at what I call “industrial statistics” and exploratory modeling for almost 30 years. I’ve dealt with a large range of data types and problem situations, and I find that my colleagues regard my judgment and insight.

I’ve learned that having a breadth of technical knowledge is critical, but when such knowledge is wedded to good judgment or intuition about meeting the needs of a particular situation or data set, great things can happen. In this blog, I hope to impart some of the intuition I’ve accumulated.

I’m writing this for data analysts and those who work with them. I don’t assume technical knowledge, but I do assume interest in strategies for meeting challenges and understanding features of data-based decision-making. This is not a “how-to”, but rather a “why-to”.

Please comment if you feel moved. I’m interested to hear your perspective on the topics I’m discussing.

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