August 9, 2012 iqsresearch News No comments yet “Significant” Differences May not Always Mean “Practical” I know we have talked a bit before about statistical significance in the data. It’s the kind of thing that […] Read more
February 23, 2012 Shawn Herbig News No comments yet What Makes a Statistically Valid Sample? Most people have pretty limited understanding of statistics and research analytics, and they’d probably say they are thankful for that […] Read more
June 1, 2011 Shawn Herbig News No comments yet “DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN” – A case study in trusting the untrustworthy Last week, I posted a commentary on the dangers of trusting polls and research derived from samples of convenience. In […] Read more
May 26, 2011 Shawn Herbig News No comments yet Polling: A double-edged sword Let us pretend for a moment that we all understand the foundations of probability theory – because this is a […] Read more
May 18, 2011 Shawn Herbig News No comments yet The Power of a Sample – Voodoo or Science? A recent study carried out by our company and The Civil Rights Project for Jefferson County Public Schools came under […] Read more