Lakers Win Over Thunder the Turning Point?

The Los Angeles Lakers will make the playoffs! After every win, no matter how few and far between, it seems someone is calling it the turning point, that “fulcrum” in the season when the Lakers pivot from the mess they have been, to what they were supposed to be. HoopsWorld wondered if their January 13th … Continue reading →

North Carolina Considering Axing State Income Tax

Imagine the ugly line on your paycheck that says “NC Income Tax” not showing up next month. Well it could happen. “The proposal would eliminate personal and corporate income taxes in exchange for higher state sales taxes levied against groceries, medical expenses and other currently tax-free services.” With a Republican majority in the North Carolina … Continue reading →

The Insignificance of Statistical Significance #MRX

Listed as one of the six worst mistakes of marketing research according to one marketing research methodologist’s blog, is getting bound by statistical significance. It is just so simple, agreeable, and “clean” to base recommendations purely on statistical significance. It’s so nice to tell a client that Product A is better than Product B because it … Continue reading →

Thanking Our College Athletes – Guest Blog Post

I was recently contacted by DegreeJungle.com and asked if one of their writers could compose guest post on my blog. Always looking for more content, I jumped on the idea. They’ve contributed a piece on college athletes and the challenges and stereotypes they face. Of course, let’s be fair and note that these stereotypes don’t come from thin … Continue reading →