Edward Hearn
Economist at Intensity, LLC
Expertise: Big data, data science
Education: Vanderbilt University; University of North Carolina, Charlotte; University of Georgia

Edward Hearn is an economist for Intensity, LLC, with specializations in data science, workforce analytics and human capital modeling.

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The words likelihood and probability are often used interchangeably, but they actually refer to two distinct types of measurement. Our expert explains the difference in detail here.
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Creative Commons licenses are a new legal tool aimed at bringing copyright law into the digital age. Here, our expert explains how they work and weighs their pros and cons.
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Stratified sampling is a method of data collection that offers greater precision in many cases. This guide introduces you to its methods and principles.
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Ordinal data is any data that can be ranked or ordered. How does it differ from other data types?
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Scope creep is a pernicious problem that can spike a budget and tank a project. Solving it before it begins is your best bet.
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Too often, sloppy research methods return results that are mathematically supported but in no way reflect reality. To fix this problem, incorporate context in the form of prior assumptions.
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Data-driven research is crucial to understanding the marketplace, yet the replication crisis suggests much big-data analysis may be worthless. Fortunately, a simple tweak to research methods can undo much of the harm.
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To make effective risk assessments, you need to understand the difference between relative and absolute risk.
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The proliferation of AI solutions has made big data all the rage, but you can probably find a less expensive way to generate useful, actionable insights.
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You can compile all the data-driven analysis you like, but it’s useless unless someone in a position of power actually pays attention to it. Make sure you include the key ingredient to pique interest: context.
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Despite astonishing technological breakthroughs, productivity has been relatively stagnant over the past two decades. Sussing out the reason for this stagnation offers a useful blueprint for future corporate investment.
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A problem from econometrics illustrates the difference between artificial and human intelligence. Understanding tacit knowledge and the limits of AI is crucial to deploying it effectively and fairly.