Author: rcragun
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puzzle piece #26
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It was just a matter of time…
…before a Wal-Mart Employee was trampled to death in the mad rush of consumerism on Black Friday. When shopping deals are based on a first-come, first-served basis, you can only expect people to trample each other. The structure of the situation facilitates misbehavior. It could be solved with a lottery system. This doesn’t absolve the…
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puzzle piece #25
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puzzle piece #24
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zodiac converter
A colleague of mine came to me with a problem a few weeks ago: A student in one of his classes wanted to test a hypothesis concerning Zodiac signs (which are, of course, total crap). The problem was that he had birth dates in SPSS but didn’t want to go through individually and convert each…
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things to do in Florida
A colleague of mine recently gave me a folder of newspaper clippings of suggestions for things to do in Florida. As I’m not one for keeping newspaper clippings, I created an Excel spreadsheet with all of the activities, and then some. I’m trying to think of a better way to post this online, but for…
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puzzle piece #23
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puzzle piece #22
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puzzle piece #21
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puzzle piece #20