Category Archives: Statistics

“Unaltyics” Award Nominee #2

Posted on April 30, 2011 by

Earlier this year, we launched the 2011 Human Capital Unalytics Award to recognize half-baked thinking in the field of human capital analytics.  We now have a second nominee to consider for the award. If analytics represent the use of data, … Continue reading →

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10 Grains of Salt to go with HR Research

Posted on March 14, 2011 by

The increasing popularity of human capital analytics has HR professionals contending with more statistics than they bargained for when they entered the field.  Is HR equipped to capitalize on the burgeoning human capital analytical research? My sense, based on questions … Continue reading →

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Getting Started in Human Capital Analytics

Posted on March 7, 2011 by

Last week I attended the NCHRA (Northern California HR Association) HR Metrics and Analytics conference in Santa Clara, California.  There was a turnout of over 60 Bay Area HR professionals representing a number of diverse organizations. Based on the dialog at … Continue reading →

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The Rule of 72

Posted on February 28, 2011 by

Did you know that you can instantly calculate in your head the number of years that a quantity will double in, given its annual rate of growth? Picture yourself in a conference or discussion where, for example, someone says that … Continue reading →

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