PinnedData ThinkingData thinking means viewing the world in terms of data. It’s an analytical technique for describing the past and present, and predicting…Oct 2, 20211Oct 2, 20211
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In praise of ExcelExcel gets bad press. When it lost test results during the pandemic there was an outcry. People have been told to replace it with…Sep 12, 2021Sep 12, 2021
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