From the Coleface

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Whilst L&D managers have access to data about people at work, they do not have the science/ statistics knowhow to frame a hypothesis and experiment to derive statistically significant results.

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From the Coleface

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

Often in the work environment lies, lies and damn statistics are used to support arguments. So how does this relate specifically to L&D? This book is an excellent introduction to how to use the scientific method intelligently.

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From the Coleface

DECEMBER 8, 2008

However, one assertion that caught my eye was: “We all know the statistic that only 20 per cent of learning is applied back in the workplace”. To recap, I wrote: “Dear Editor, In October’s TJ Tim Drewitt wrote an interesting article about the transfer of learning back into the workplace.

Statistics 100

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From the Coleface

DECEMBER 18, 2007

Well there’s lies, damn lies and statistics. And if the people whose job it is to promote e-learning actually think it’s rubbish, what hope has e-learning got as a credible method of developing people?

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From the Coleface

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Maybe it’s been easier to continue to cherry pick statistics, blame other parties and claim that the hard cuts have already been made. In the past decade, I can’t remember any politician who has presented the UK’s financial reality in a way that people can understand.

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