How The Data World Changed – For Me.
Guest post from Jim McCarten Recently I went to a retirement party for a former colleague, who’d put in over […]
Introducing Sparkline Consulting
Most institutions already know where their data problems are. What they don’t always have is the time, the headspace, or
Yes, But What Does It Actually Mean? | No. 3
Simpson’s paradox, the Berkeley admissions row, and how the overall number can tell the opposite story Let’s start with two
AI-ready isn’t a technology question
Ask an admissions team whether they’re ready for AI and the conversation almost always turns to tools. Which platform, which
Yes, But What Does It Actually Mean? | No. 2
Averages, graduate salaries, and the number that nobody actually earns Imagine a bar with ten people in it. Nine of
To everyone who just got through exam board season: well done.
Genuinely. If you work in higher education, you’ll know that this time of year carries a particular kind of weight.
Hello, Sparkline
The Data Goddess has started a company. Today Sparkline Advisory officially launches – a consultancy for universities and colleges that
The AI didn’t invent the bias. It just paid attention.
There is a particular kind of discomfort that comes from looking at what an AI system has learned and recognising,
Messy data isn’t the problem. It’s the symptom.
Every data problem we’ve ever seen in higher education has one thing in common. Somewhere underneath it – underneath the
Data-driven. Are you, though?
“Data-driven” has become one of those phrases that organisations put in strategies, say in meetings, and include in job descriptions