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EPSY 8262: R resources

I am the teaching assistant for EPSY 8262 Statistical Methods II: Regression and the General Linear Model, taught by Dr. Jeffrey D. Long. is the statistical software that we use in the course. Installing and using R can be difficult … Continue reading

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The cost burden to Minnesota K-12 when children are unprepared for kindergarten

Minnesota newspapers have been covering a Wilder Research study that I helped conduct. Here are some of the news articles: Kids not ready for kindergarten cost Minnesota schools $113 million a year Unprepared kindergartners cost districts millions Study: Lack of … Continue reading

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Go Broncos!

My brother-in-law, Brad Wick, recently became head cross country running coach at Boise State University. He moved to Boise after three years as Assistant Coach of the Gopher men’s cross country team. Heading into the Western Athletic Conference championship, the … Continue reading

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Exploratory factor analysis of school district characteristics

What factors influence a school district’s ability to improve student achievement? With that as my guiding research question, I decided to explore whether demographic and financial variables represent latent factors. If not, then each may influence achievement individually. Using school … Continue reading

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Kelli’s birthday party

Here are some pictures from Kelli’s 30th birthday party. Welcome to the club, Kelli! Our friends sure do have some cute kids. Families Dads Moonwalk

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