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Hi all,
Not only do I think that the items in the subject line are related(!), but they also both appear in this week's new posts. I hope those of you in the U.S. are having a good Presidents' Day!
Cheers,
Jodi

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For the Wannabe Data Nerds in the Audience...

...Cosma Shalizi (at University of Michigan) has a series of online materials entitled "Advanced Data Analysis from an Elementary Point of View" that can help you brush up on your data skills without being too scary. Read More

Dan Ariely on the Pain of Paying...

It's probably not shocking to you that, while people like buying stuff, people don't so much like paying for stuff (or giving up money in general). Read More

The Big Mac Index Goes Interactive...

For a while now, The Economist has published what it refers to as the Big Mac Index- a comparison of the cost (in a common currency) of a Big Mac in different countries in the world. Read More

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