Last article, I wrote about the importance of correctly classifying variables as part of the research design process, and discussed the benefits of the hugely useful, but oft-neglected, blocked variables.

(Wiley: Hoboken, NJ) -- What makes the world’s most successful individuals so good at their jobs? What do they do that others don’t?

Lean training and programs are more popular than ever. Implementing lean strategies is all the rage, but has your CEO really seen the lean light? Use these 10 signs as a gauge to find out.

(Kistler: Novi, MI) Kistler, a global supplier of precision sensors, systems, and instrumentation for the dynamic measurement of pressure, force, torque, and acceleration, has introduced the Type 4550A KiTorq rotor torque flange measuring unit.

(Leica Microsystems: Heerbrugg, Switzerland) -- Digital microscopes by Leica Microsystems are successfully established as analytical instruments in applications such as pharmaceutics, materials research, and electronics production.

(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced that it is accepting proposals for funding for a broad range of potential research projects and related activities that support the institute’s measurement science and engineering programs.

(Booz & Co.: New York) -- For business next year, the only sure thing is uncertainty, according to Booz & Co. in a recent advisory to its clients.

It’s all too easy to make mistakes involving statistics.

A frequent refrain of top managers is, “We need to do a better job of holding people accountable.” Accountability seems to be the mantra for organizational get-well programs these days.