...As of 2022, I am working as a data analyst for New York State, where I routinely prepare Excel documents and train staff in Excel foundations and analytical tools. Who should ask me for tutoring? Students using Excel for statistics coursework
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...For statistics / analytics courses, I use Excel and R in my classes. My bachelor's and master's degrees are in industrial engineering and I have a PhD in business focusing on quantitative analysis and optimization of businesses and their operations taking into account risk and uncertainty. Prior to joining academia, I worked in industry for about 3 years as a supply chain analyst. (read more)
...Essentially, I had two major goals when teaching these labs: 1) convincing students that physics a beautiful and interesting subject, and 2) it's not as hard as it seems -- you don't need to be Albert Einstein to do physics! Ultimately, the students with whom I had the most success were those wh... (read more)