Tag Archives: data analysis

Nonprofit debt and the decision to donate

Posted on April 9, 2010 by michaelmilton

During most of the go-go 2000s I lived in the epicenter of the housing boom, Sarasota, FL, where we know a thing or two about debt (and nonprofit debt). So I wasn’t at all surprised to read this morning’s New … Continue reading →

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When to use Excel, when to use R?

Posted on January 26, 2010 by michaelmilton

Because I wrote a book on data analysis and am currently finishing a book on Excel and a introductory video series on R for O’Reilly (I’ll tweet the link when I have one), I get asked this question pretty frequently. … Continue reading →

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Structured references and tables in Excel

Posted on January 15, 2010 by michaelmilton
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How to write a fundraising letter and evaluate its performance

Posted on December 1, 2009 by michaelmilton

Now is the season when nonprofits are scrambling to get out their end of year fundraising letters. Nonprofits who sent out letters over a week ago have been forgotten, since everyone reboots their brains over Thanksgiving, and nonprofits who send … Continue reading →

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Here comes Head First Data Analysis

Posted on July 14, 2009 by michaelmilton

Data analysis is hot: every day we read about people doing complex and illuminating things with their data. It’s an exciting, dynamic time to be a professional analyst, and even people with backgrounds in statistics, engineering, or computer science have … Continue reading →

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