Tag Archives: academic training

Problems with PRISMA: Why it Sucks, and What You Should Do About It

Don't use PRISMA as a guide for every review you write. It is appropriate for some topics but not others.

Problems with PRISMA? You’re not the only one. The PRISMA framework does not work well for most reviews. Read my blog post to learn what you should do instead.

Learn SAS Online, and Expand your Career Opportunities

Learn SAS online and improve your career as well as a succeed in graduate school

Learn SAS online, and extend your expertise so you can take on new projects. Take my LinkedIn Learning courses and get comfortable using the SAS interface and syntax.

Biostatistics for Dummies: The Thinking Data Scientist’s Quintessential Professional Reference

Get the updated Biostatistics for Dummies book

“Biostatistics for Dummies” is the thinking data scientist’s essential reference. Check out the updated 2024 version, which adds epidemiologic inference topics and modeling advice!

Continuous Variable? You Can Categorize it!

Categorize a continuous variable so you can do a

Continuous variable categorized can open up a world of possibilities for analysis. Read about it on my blog!

Survey Documentation: Good Luck Analyzing Survey Data Without it!

It's important to do careful planning before you program an online survey.

Classification Crosswalks: Strategies in Data Transformation

What if you have too many categories in a categorical variable? Your cardinality is too high for a chi-square analysis.

Classification crosswalks are easy to make, and can help you reduce cardinality in categorical variables, making for insightful data science portfolio projects with only descriptive statistics. Read my blog post for guidance!

NHANES Data: Pitfalls, Pranks, Possibilities, and Practical Advice

If you are interested in population-level surveillance data, you might have thought about using NHANES data in portfolio projects.

NHANES data piqued your interest? It’s not all sunshine and roses. Read my blog post to see the pitfalls of NHANES data, and get practical advice about using them in a project.

Shapes and Images in Dataviz: Making Choices for Optimal Communication

If you use good judgment in choosing chapes and images to add to your data visualizations, your audience will be enlightened.

Shapes and images in dataviz, if chosen wisely, can greatly enhance the communicative value of the visualization. Read my blog post for tips in selecting shapes for data visualizations!

Connecting SAS to Other Applications: Different Strategies

Did you know it is possible to integrate SAS with other data environments, like Microsoft SQL or Excel?

Connecting SAS to other applications is often necessary, and there are many ways to do it. Read this blog post for a couple of use-cases of SAS data integration using various SAS components.

Portfolio Project Examples for Independent Data Science Projects

Are you a data scientist who is interested in doing independent portfolio projects to sharpen your skills? Then I strongly suggest you get a coach or a mentor.

Portfolio project examples are sometimes needed for newbies in data science who are looking to complete independent projects. This blog post provides some great examples of independent projects you can do with datasets available online!