For those of us classically trained in statistics, “evaluation” is somewhat of a mystery. We are accustomed to a thought… Read more Evaluation vs Hypothesis Testing
Statistics Support
The Art & Science of Learning from Data has a wonderful set of apps in which we can plug in… Read more Statistics Support
Learning to recruit better (3/3)
The project cycle in recruitment is amazingly long. A job opens up, documents are drawn up and approved, advertisements go… Read more Learning to recruit better (3/3)
How to manage the recruitment process (2/3)
In the academic world, it is the norm to give a contact number of the future line manager who is… Read more How to manage the recruitment process (2/3)
How to write a good job advert (1/3)
Recently, some academics complained to the big academic job board, www.jobs.ac.uk, that an advertisement for a lectureship contained exactly one… Read more How to write a good job advert (1/3)
Data, the world, me and you
A thought experiment Look out the window. What do you see? Now imagine looking out the window again in ten… Read more Data, the world, me and you
Robopsychologist
What is robopsychologist or psychologist of robots? Jurica Dujomovic (@JDBrandManager) published a description of robot psychology in Market Trends. I… Read more Robopsychologist
Types of logic
In a very useful paper Jayanti (2011) compares deductive, inductive and abductive logic. I am using her examples here because… Read more Types of logic
Six steps for a critical psychological research
What is critical research? Critical research acknowledges power at the level of society, e.g., class in the United Kingdom. Critical… Read more Six steps for a critical psychological research
Design by design!
Engaged design Design . . . should be elegant and pleasing. It should also be functional and achieve its purpose. … Read more Design by design!