I recently participated in my first datathon along with two coworkers. A datathon is a competition where teams of participants gather and analyze data in order to solve (or at least chip away at) a real-world problem. It was a worthwhile experience that I recommend to others wanting to hone your data chops! My datathonContinue reading “Gender and Salary Negotiation: Reflections on My First Datathon”
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How to Create Surveys that People Will Enjoy Taking, Part 2
Today I’ll focus on writing good questions. While this may seem like the main substance of survey creation, figuring out what and why you’re researching in the first place, from Part 1, should come first. 1. Write questions in a way that reduces bias. Asking a question like “Do you enjoy using our services?” tendsContinue reading “How to Create Surveys that People Will Enjoy Taking, Part 2”
How to Create Surveys that People Will Enjoy Taking, part 1
In my work I design and interpret a lot of surveys of both colleagues and passengers. And in our data-obsessed culture, outside of work I see or am asked to take surveys all the time. Sometimes I take a survey and think “I have no idea what they are asking here” or worse, “These resultsContinue reading “How to Create Surveys that People Will Enjoy Taking, part 1”
Nerd on the Bus 