Monthly Archives: July 2011

Best breweries in Minnesota: Value-added ratings

A good friend of mine told me to check out Beer Advocate online. Their rating system does a good job of balancing simplicity (A-F grades) with thoroughness (measures of central tendency and dispersion). I also appreciate the way it encourages … Continue reading

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Using irtoys, plyr, and ggplot2 for test development

My job as a Quantitative Analyst at the Minnesota Department of Education requires me to “provide evaluation, statistical, and psychometric support to the Division of Research and Assessment through the entire process of design, development, and reporting to the Minnesota … Continue reading

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