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What’s in Store for IR? Three Predictions
In light of the changes and disruptions throughout 2020, what do you anticipate the future of IR to look like? There is no doubt that we have frequently heard people using superlatives to describe...Read Moreabout: What’s in Store for IR? Three Predictions -
Providing Actionable Data to Policy Makers
Rhyan had the opportunity to speak with Kate Akers, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Advanced Data Analytics at Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education. Her office coordinates with ins...Read Moreabout: Providing Actionable Data to Policy Makers -
Average FTE by Staff Role
We are often asked, "How many staff should our IR/IE office have?" In the 2018 AIR National Survey of Institutional Research Offices, we asked Office Leaders to provide the average staff FTE per type of staff role (see b...Read Moreabout: Average FTE by Staff Role -
Infographics as an Alternative
While the office routinely uses Tableau dashboards to share data with the campus community, there are also projects where an infographic may be a more visually compelling alternative. The office has invested in two tools...Read Moreabout: Infographics as an Alternative -
Using Images as Data Points in Excel Column Charts
There are many features in Microsoft Excel that go unnoticed. One of these features allows you to add flair to your data visualization with relative ease. When creating column charts in Excel, we often utilize the defaul...Read Moreabout: Using Images as Data Points in Excel Column Charts
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