Why Do So Many Statistical Models Disagree?
With the current COVID-19 crisis in full effect and so much being made of predictive models or simulations, I’ve heard many people of many...
Author Archives: Sean Jordan
OPO EVENTS: Announcing the Best Practices Summit Zoom Session for Donor Family Services and Aftercare on June 18, 2020!
COVID-19 has had some very dramatic effects on us all this year, and we’ve been hearing from our friends in the OPO industry all...
How OPOs Can Improve Experience Management With Donor Families
Last year, we got a group of Organ Procurement Industry professionals who work in Donor Family Services and Aftercare together to hold a Best...
How OPOs Can Improve Educational Outreach: A New Perspective on an Old Problem
Last year, I spent a lot of time thinking about a problem we hear about often in our Hospital Partners Study that we conduct...
5 Ways to Conduct Focus Groups Well (and 5 Ways to Avoid Their Shortcomings)
So, you’ve determined it’s time to conduct some focus groups, the popular marketing research technique for bringing 6-12 participants into a room, asking them...
Here’s What Happened at Our Best Practices Summit for Hospital Services and Hospital Development
Did you get a chance to attend our Best Practices Summit via Zoom on May 21, 2020? If not, you missed a great time...
How a Paper Proving ESP is Real Upended Social Science Research
I recently re-read a lengthy but excellent 2017 article from Slate by Daniel Engber that details the story of social psychologist Daryl Bem, author...
How Do I Determine the Right Sample Size for A Survey?
Ask any marketing researcher how large a survey sample should be, and you’re going to hear a range of numbers and responses that will...
QUALTRICS TOOLCHEST: Teach Qualtrics How to Play “Guess the Number” with Advanced Embedded Data Techniques
NOTE: You might want to try out the game we’ll be building today before you start reading. Go ahead, we’ll wait for you! One...
What Happens to Experience Management When Relationships Become Long-Distance?
Recently The Atlantic ran a very well-written and well-researched article about how the COVID-19 pandemic is going to change the face of retail and...
How Video Games Can Be Part of a Healthy Lifestyle
A couple of years ago, I gave a talk to Creative Mornings STL about how video games could be a part of a healthy...
QUALTRICS TOOLCHEST – Learn to Use Survey Flow By Teaching Qualtrics To Play Paper, Rock, Scissors With You!
NOTE: You might want to try out the game we’ll be building today before you start reading. Go ahead, we’ll wait for you! While...
When is the Best Time to Conduct Marketing Research?
One of the problems with conducting marketing research involves ensuring that a study is conducted at an appropriate time to limit the effects of...
QUALTRICS TOOLCHEST – How To Use Embedded Data to Speed Up Open-Ended Data Analysis
Embedded data is a powerful tool in Qualtrics that can allow you to program your survey to do all sorts of useful things that...
OPO EVENTS: Announcing the Best Practices Summit Zoom Session for Hospital Development and Hospital Services on May 21, 2020!
COVID-19 has had some very dramatic effects on us all this year, and we’ve been hearing from our friends in the OPO industry all...
QUALTRICS TOOLCHEST – How To Use the Translate Function to Customize the Survey Experience and Engage Your Respondents
Some of my favorite Qualtrics functions are the things that have an obvious purpose, but which you can use for all sorts of non-obvious...
Have you tried the COVID-19 Simulator?
We’re big fans of data at RPG, and one of the things we really enjoy is getting a chance to utilize data tools that...
On this May the 4th, let’s see just how popular Star Wars really is…
Today is May the 4th, which is known throughout certain pockets of internet fandom (and on Disney’s Twitter feed) as “Star Wars Day” since...