MrExcel on MSN

Create a Bell Curve in Excel – Step-by-Step Tutorial

Learn how to plot a bell curve in Excel with simple step-by-step instructions for accurate data visualization. #ExcelTips ...
How-To Geek on MSN

5 Reasons Jupyter Notebooks With Python Are Better Than Excel for Data Analysis

The advantage of Python is that you can apply operations to larger datasets with hundreds, even thousands, of data points ...
Hackaday

Making Math Less Stressful With A Python Super-Calculator

In a recent write-up, [David Delony] explains how he built a Wolfram Mathematica-like engine with Python. Core to the system is SymPy for symbolic math support. [David] said being able to work ...
Reason

The Economy Doesn't Need Federal Jobs Data To Function

The delayed release of the BLS report has led to fearmongering about the economy's ability to function. Leila Fadel, host of NPR's Up First, said on Friday that "businesses and policymakers are flying ...
USA Today

White House withdraws nominee E.J. Antoni to lead Bureau of Labor Statistics

WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - The Trump administration has withdrawn its nomination of conservative economist E.J. Antoni as head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the White House said on Tuesday.
CBS News

Labor Dept. to delay economic data if government shuts down, putting Friday's jobs report in doubt

The U.S. Department of Labor said it would delay releases of economic data if the federal government shuts down this week, which could postpone Friday's highly anticipated monthly jobs report. On ...
The New York Times

For Trump, Data Is Often ‘Phony,’ Unless It Supports His Views

A White House spokeswoman said on Wednesday that the president was “committed to ensuring Americans have access to accurate and reliable public data,” and had called out shortcomings in government ...
ZDNet

Excel's new Copilot function turns your prompts into formulas - how to try it

A new COPILOT function in Excel lets you use AI in a formula. The new skill is now available to Microsoft 365 insiders. Reduces some of the complexity involved in creating formulas. Get more in-depth ...
Reason

Firing the Data-Collectors

Plenty of people are arguing that Trump is behaving like an authoritarian. "This is the kind of thing you would only expect to see in a banana republic," said Janet Yellen, the former chair of the ...
The Hill

Who is Erika McEntarfer, labor statistics chief sacked by Trump

President Trump on Friday accused the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Erika McEntarfer of faking jobs numbers, directing his team to fire the former President Biden appointee. Trump ...
Newsweek

Texas Data Centers Use 50 Billion Gallons of Water as State Faces Drought

Two data centers in San Antonio have used 463 million gallons of water in the past two years. The Alamo City facilities, owned by Microsoft and the Army Corps, have drained water from the surrounding ...