Moved by Metrics – Page 4 – Demystifying Data, Appreciating Analytics and Enlightening Our Readers

Did You Take Your Pills Today? Keeping Healthy Through CommunicationDid You Take Your Pills Today? Keeping Healthy Through Communication

March 29, 2015| MBM32_14| 0 Comment | 7:54 pm

By Sarianne Gruber Twitter: @subtleimpact What process is used to communicate the medication a patient should be taking? How do you verify that they understand the instructions? Can a healthcare

Extend, Flatten, Jump. A Point in Time Changes the Data StoryExtend, Flatten, Jump. A Point in Time Changes the Data Story

July 8, 2014| MBM32_14| 0 Comment | 3:25 pm

Extend, Flatten, Jump. Sounds like diving instructions or some other sports coaching. But that is not what I am writing about. Instead it is a way of thinking about graphs,

Start Tracking and Follow the Trends to Better Health What a Health Tracking App Can Teach About Trend AnalysisStart Tracking and Follow the Trends to Better Health What a Health Tracking App Can Teach About Trend Analysis

May 15, 2014| MBM32_14| 0 Comment | 9:52 pm

Moved by Metrics will take a look at the iBP Blood Pressure app to demonstrate a real-world version of patient self-monitoring: seeing the data points, how to interpret them and

Hypertension Hotspots: Dashboarding the DiseaseHypertension Hotspots: Dashboarding the Disease

March 11, 2014| MBM32_14| 0 Comment | 11:13 pm

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Outside the Box-ers: Outliers in the Real WorldOutside the Box-ers: Outliers in the Real World

April 4, 2012| MBM32_14| 0 Comment | 3:27 pm

Real people don’t use the term “outliers.” Instead they say things like: “This number is too big. It can’t be right.” “If they only earned $300 last year, I don’t

Open Data in the Age of Visualization: Exploring What’s Out ThereOpen Data in the Age of Visualization: Exploring What’s Out There

November 1, 2011| MBM32_14| 0 Comment | 3:07 pm

By Sarianne Gruber The Open Government Initiative has spurred me on to start exploring the health-related datasets that have become available on www.data.gov/health. Recently, I had the chance to hear

Draw the Line: The straight and narrow of using regression lines.Draw the Line: The straight and narrow of using regression lines.

April 11, 2011| Sarianne Gruber| 0 Comment | 12:17 am

I have four books about linear least square regression models. I have no interest in writing another one. But I find that at whatever level, none step back and explain

Green Counts and the ChiSquareGreen Counts and the ChiSquare

March 21, 2011| Sarianne Gruber| 0 Comment | 2:49 pm

By Sarianne Gruber A few months ago I was looking to find an affordable and flexible workspace in New York City. I Googled the key words “workspaces New York” and