As the week winds down, we wind down with some tidbits for your information, education, health, and enjoyment.
Quote of the Week: “I can prove anything by statistics except the truth.†George Canning
Humor Break: “There are lies, damned lies and statistics.†Mark Twain
Stat of the Week: I declare this week as “Anti-Stat†week. Stats (Data) can’t tell us everything. Stats can’t tell us what to value. Stats can’t tell us how to make moral decisions. Stats can’t tell us who or what to trust. There is more to life than Stats. However, if you do need a Stat fix, tune in to Ken Nowack’s weekly post on this site on Mondays. He is always good for a Stat Trip!
Action Tip: Read “The New York Times“ David Brooks’ recent Op-Ed article on “What Data Can’t Tell Youâ€. He elaborates on 6 good reasons (whoops, a Stat of sort): (1) Data struggles with the social; (2) Data struggles with context; (3) Data creates bigger haystacks; (4) Big data has trouble with big problems; (5) Data favors memes over masterpieces; (6) Data obscures values.
Self-Development Corner: Coming up next week on Coursera, the free online university: Introduction to Psychology (May 6, 8 weeks, University of Toronto); Nutrition, Health, and Lifestyle: Issues and Insights (May 6, 7 weeks, Vanderbilt University); Child Nutrition and Cooking (May 6, 5 weeks, Stanford University – this class addresses the serious issue of child obesity).
También, para nuestros lectores en México, el resto de Latinoamérica, España y otros hablantes de español, Desarrollo rápido de productos innovadores para mercados emergentes (May 6, 6 weeks, Tecnológico de Monterrey).
Bill Bradley
Bill Bradley (mostly) retired after 35 years in organizational consulting, training and management development. During those years he worked internally with seven organizations and trained and consulted externally with more than 90 large and small businesses, government agencies, hospitals and schools.
