Tag Archives: Research

One Message, Two Meanings – What Is Your Data Visualization Saying?

Posted on May 25, 2011 by cconley

If you have ever said something carelessly then you have probably been told that “you can catch more flies with honey than vinegar”. This piece of practical wisdom reminds us to think about what we say and how we say it. … Continue reading →

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Ontario Education Research To Be Featured at CSSE 2011

Posted on May 3, 2011 by cconley

Ontario is well represented at this year’s Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) conference which will be held May 28 to June 1 in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Researchers from across Canada will use this opportunity to present their work … Continue reading →

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Tips and Tricks – Data Cleaning (SQL Constants and Appending)

Posted on April 29, 2011 by cconley

It has been a busy week for data cleaning. The data for one project was spread across several different files and formats. It takes a lot of time and patience to reorganize data and it is easy to get lost or … Continue reading →

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5 Tools for the Researcher Without a Budget

Posted on April 25, 2011 by cconley

One of the things I enjoy about research is that each day is different. Many projects have a predictable progression from research question to data collection, analysis and reporting. Other requests are less structured and can fall anywhere on the … Continue reading →

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This Week in Education – a Research Resource Roundup

Posted on April 21, 2011 by cconley

Today’s blog post highlights some of the resources and articles that have crossed my desk. Research Issues – Sampling Sampling was a popular topic this week. Rather than simply cite chapter and verse from my collection of statistics textbooks, I … Continue reading →

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