Ted Coxworth Director of Analytics Progrexion Setting the Stage Director of Analytics Progrexion Midsize 2k employees personal finance company focused on credit repair My job answer questions with data stats and science ID: 731487
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Anthropology and Your Day Job
Ted
Coxworth
Director of Analytics, ProgrexionSlide2
Setting the StageSlide3
Director of Analytics, ProgrexionMid-size (~2k employees) personal finance company focused on credit repair
My job: answer questions with data, stats, and science.
What does
that
mean?
About MeSlide4
An Example: Do Surveys Help?
Lift from Survey?
Are completers different? If so, we should compare them to similar customers in the control group.Slide5
An Example: Do Surveys Help?
No lift from Survey.Slide6
Director of Analytics, ProgrexionMid-size (~2k employees) personal finance company focused on credit repair
My job: answer questions with data, stats, and science.
What does
that
mean?
Anthropologist
BA, MS, and PhD – all in Anthropology
Lots of research (i.e., data, stats, and science)
About MeSlide7
About MeSlide8
Science is fun – and practical.Useful perspective on the human animal.
Statistics are incredibly
handy inventions
.Human behavior
Particle physics
Automotive manufacturing
Netflix recommendations
Buzzfeed
quizzes (nope)
What Anthropology Taught MeSlide9
Soft skillsCuriosity
Communication
Tenacity
Hard skillsProgramming
Scientific
process
What Anthropology Taught MeSlide10
MoreFormal training in stats and modeling
Coding / computer science
Less/Fewer
English classes
Hand wringing
What I Would Do DifferentlySlide11
Ted Coxworth
Phone: (801) 204-5122
Email:
tcoxworth@progrexion.com
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