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October 21, 2011

Online course: "Interactive Data Visualization" opens this Friday

I will be instructing an online course on Interactive Data Visualization, starting Oct 28, 2011.

This course is about the interactive exploration of data, and how it is achieved using state-of-the-art data visualization software. Participants will learn to explore a range of different data types and structures. They will learn about various interactive techniques for manipulating and examining the data and producing effective visualizations.

The course takes place online over 4 weeks and is completely asynchronous. For further details and registration click here.

October 21, 2011

New Book: Practical Risk Analysis for Project Planning

I just published the third book in the "Practical" series (adding to "Practical Time Series Forecasting" and "Practical Acceptance Sampling").

The new book, Practical Risk Analysis for Project Planning: A Hands-On Guide Using Excel, is based on a workshop that I developed in Bhutan in 2008, and has since further evolved. It covers various methods for measuring, evaluating, and reducing risk in the process of planning a project (from small projects to large).

The book is available in soft-cover on Amazon.com ($25). In the planning: $4.99 Kindle eBook edition.

September 7, 2011

Online course: "Forecasting" opens on Friday

I will be instructing an online course on Forecasting, starting Sept 9, 2011. The course covers popular time series forecasting methods in business, as well as various issues that arise during the forecasting process, from goal definition through data collection to model deployment. The course takes place online over 4 weeks and is completely asynchronous. For further details and registration click here.

August 8, 2011

Hot off the press: 2nd edition of "Practical Acceptance Sampling"

The 2nd edition of Practical Acceptance Sampling: A Hands-On Guide is out in eBook and print format! The new edition includes some new material, a fresh Tufte-style design in the print version, screenshots of new SQCOnline.com calculators, and of course correction of typos (thanks to the readers of Edition 1 for that!). Click on the book links above to "look inside".

"Acceptance Sampling", or "Sampling Inspection" is statistical-based methodology for assuring the quality of incoming or outgoing products or services. In today's global supply chains, where firms often purchase from multiple suppliers, it is critical to assess whether incoming quality is up to specs. Suppliers too need a tool to assess their outgoing quality.

With this renewed need for sampling inspection, I've authored a succint, practical, hands-on guide describing the logic behind various ISO, ANSI/ASQC, Military and other standards. The book relies on state-of-the-art online calculators for obtaining sampling plans and evaluating their performance.

July 14, 2011

Prof Shmueli joins Indian School of Business

The rumours are correct: I have joined the Indian School of Business as SRITNE Chaired Professor of Data Analytics.

ISB is among the top MBA programs in the world (ranked #13 globally by Financial times, 2011). It has an incredible mix of resident faculty doing world-class research and top-notch visiting faculty from the top business programs.

With India being a major hot-spot for data analytics and business intelligence, and with several huge social projects unrolling, I am on the boat for chili-hot collaborative research projects.

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