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Top 20 Data Visualization Tools
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Continue reading →: Top 20 Data Visualization ToolsEvery researcher or practitioner of quality (or pretty much any other subject, for that matter) needs a great toolbox packed with flexible visualization tools. I am very happy to see this list of “Top 20 Data Visualization Tools” that came out last week. For me, it’s like a TO DO…
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Continue reading →: Text Analysis Tutorial on Spam Email in R
Hi everyone – I just wrote a tutorial on text analysis in R using the tm and wordcloud packages. It’s my annotated version of one of the exercises in Conway & White’s “Machine Learning for Hackers”, and uses their data sets. I wrote an annotated version because I thought some of…
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Continue reading →: Normal Probability Plots (QQ Plots) in R
Here’s a tutorial on how to tell whether your data are (approximately) normally distributed! qq-plot-75-925
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Continue reading →: Blog Shui!
I’ve officially beautified and 5S-ed my blog today. Enjoy a NEW UPDATED SITE MAP too. Beautiful pictures courtesy of Doug Buckley at http://interactive.to – as usual. The picture here is one of Doug’s self portraits. If you are equally artistic, you will be able to see him in there.
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Continue reading →: There Is No Process Until It Is Observed
(Image Credit: Doug Buckley of http://hyperactive.to) I realized today that there’s a little bit of a quantum effect in quality management: There is no process until it is observed. Here’s what I mean. In the August 2012 issue of Quality Progress, Lynne Hare writes about how simple flow charts can…
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Quality Feels Like Being in Love
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Continue reading →: Quality Feels Like Being in Love(Image credit: Doug Buckley of http://hyperactive.to) I love Paul Borawski’s August discussion topic on ASQ’s View from the Q. Among other questions, he asks: When you’re in a culture of quality, how does it feel? Or, how do you feel? At the moment I’m intrigued by feelings and think more…
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Since 2008, I’ve been sharing insights and expertise on Digital Transformation & Data Science for Performance Excellence here. As a CxO, I’ve helped orgs build empowered teams, robust programs, and elegant strategies bridging data, analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML)… while building models in R and Python on the side. In 2025, I help leaders drive Quality-Driven Data & AI Strategies and navigate the complex market of data/AI vendors & professional services. Need help sifting through it all? Reach out to inquire – check out my new book that reveal the one thing EVERY organization has been neglecting – Data, Strategy, Culture & Power.
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