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Leadership for a Bright Future
Leadership Through Example CANA would like to highlight our very own Director of Analytics Mr. Norman Reitter for his leadership both...

CANA
Jun 26, 20172 min read


CANA at INFORMS Business Analytics 2017
Professional conferences are important for keeping sharp with the practice of Analytics. For many people (including myself) the...

CANA
May 10, 20172 min read


Day in the Life of an Analytics Professional
What do Analytics Professionals do? In 2017, the website Glassdoor.com ranked the following analytical career fields: Data Scientist #1,...

Walt DeGrange
Apr 17, 20173 min read


Spring into 2017 with CANA
Recently CANA had its annual Company Spring Offsite. It was once again held at the lovely Airlie resort and hotel in Warrenton, VA. As...

CANA
Apr 17, 20172 min read


Harry Potter and the Fields of Data
My daughter is quite into Harry Potter. She's read all the books, has all the T-shirts, knows many of the spells by heart. I am not so...

CANA
Mar 6, 20172 min read


Notes from FiveThirtyEight Talk on Telling Stories
“This is the best talk I’ve attended in over a year.”- Harrison Schramm You may know Harrison Schramm from his “5 Minute Analyst”...

CANA
Feb 17, 20173 min read


Here is to a Great Year Ahead
CANA would like to thank you all for a great 2016 and wishes you all the very best for the new year. Let's make 2017 fantastic! #CANA...

CANA
Jan 3, 20171 min read


CANA at METSM 2016
The inaugural Military Operations Research Society (MORS) Emerging Techniques Special Meeting (METSM) was a new event for the National...
Liz Cranston
Dec 15, 20161 min read


Have you considered all of the potential risk disruptions in your supply chain?
Now that you have the plans, communicate them. A plan will do no good if it is written, sits on a shelf and is never looked at
Kim Mamula
Dec 1, 20163 min read


What does an Operations Research (OR) analyst think about before cycling 125 miles?
It was a beautiful sunny September day in New Bern, NC. I trained all summer for this ride. I was on the starting line with 2,000 other...

Walt DeGrange
Nov 14, 20163 min read


Projecting the Incidence of Blindness in Monterey
Purpose CANA took on a pro-bono project supporting the Blind and Visually Impaired Center of Monterey County, a not-for-profit...

CANA
Oct 28, 20163 min read


Learning About Quality
The International Organization for Standards (ISO) was founded in 1947. The organization promotes worldwide propriety, industrial and...
Kurt Eades
Oct 21, 20162 min read


Notes on The Seven Pillars of Statistical Wisdom
I recently read "The Seven Pillars of Statistical Wisdom," recommended by my friend and colleague Scott Nestler. It is an interesting and...

CANA
Sep 16, 20162 min read


Document Preparation... in R?
R Markdown I've gone a little bit off the 'deep end' when it comes to programming in R recently. I was turned on to Markdown a few months...

CANA
Sep 2, 20162 min read


INFORMS OR/MS Today Articles - Two CANA Analysts Have Articles Published in June 2016 INFORMS OR/MS
The June 2016 INFORMS OR/MS Today contained two articles authored by CANA analysts. OR/MS Today is a bimonthly publication covering a...

CANA
Aug 19, 20161 min read


The CANA Way: People Always Responding with Compassion (PARC)
It is somewhat difficult to convey the spirit of Camp PARC to someone unfamiliar with it. When describing the communal shower house and...
Ashlee Knapp
Aug 8, 20163 min read


Professional Certifications – an Investment well worth the Effort
The defining characteristic of a professional is the constant drive to be as fully proficient as possible in their chosen endeavor. One...

CANA
Jul 15, 20165 min read


Coding with 'PIPES'
This is not a pipe I, like the rest of our team, frequently use the R language for statistical analysis for various projects. One really...

CANA
Jun 30, 20162 min read


A CANA Leader - The New President of MORS, Norm Reitter
CANA would like to congratulate our Director of Analytics, Mr. Norman Reitter, as the new president of the Military Operations Research...

CANA
Jun 23, 20161 min read


Congratulations on the 50th Anniversary of MORS!
As fellow MORSians, CANA understands the impact and value that MORS members have provided through continued volunteering - a similar...

CANA
Jun 22, 20161 min read
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