Over the years as I've worked with small and medium sized businesses and nonprofits, I've seen that there is a normal and natural progression toward more powerful and better operations…
If ever you have a dataset with percentile rank as a column, it’s tempting to do common analytical techniques on this column because it’s easy to interpret and most people…
by Nate Mulder Just before Christmas 2023, the Tennessee Department of Education gave the state a gift in the form of a new, simple way for parents to view the…
It’s educational data season here in Tennessee. State test scores have major impacts on students, teachers, and principals. Prior to major state tests, educators and building leaders are asking themselves,…
"Are we on track to attain our goals?" This is something that most of us will ask ourselves at times, and it also something we need to be thinking about…
In May of 2022 Tennessee’s public-school funding model experienced a seismic shift. Governor Bill Lee signed the “Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement'' Act (TISA) establishing a new comprehensive school funding…
This is one of a series of posts that covers machine learning and its applications. The goal is to discuss the similarities between human and machine learning processes—and to use…
Almost everyone has heard of artificial intelligence and machine learning. We all know that somehow the suggestions we see on streaming services or e-commerce sites are somehow calculated using algorithms…
A data-driven approach to hitting goals can mean starting your day with coffee—and a quick glance at your key ops funnels. Regardless of the goal you're trying to achieve, data-driven…
Many nonprofits don't create a logic model until writing a specific grant proposal requires them to do so, and they start researching logic models while facing a submission deadline related…
Many smaller organizations lack any real dashboards to ensure up-to-date access to certain key metrics that let them know how they are doing—and most do not yet have a comprehensive…
Salesforce isn't exactly known for AI or Machine Learning (see Gardner magic quadrant), but they are working at it. I was pleased when in 2020 I discovered their Einstein Prediction…