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Calculate Employee Turnover the Easy Wayturnover_calcs_made_easy_short_version_with_comments.knit In today’s tutorial I show you how to calculate employee turnover from just three columns of data: employee id, start date, and the termination...
<img width="350" height="350" src="https://hranalytics101.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/workforce_analytics_turnover_template_preview-350x350.png" class="attachment-blog-thumb size-blog-thumb wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://hranalytics101.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/workforce_analytics_turnover_template_preview-350x350.png 350w, https://hranalytics101.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/workforce_analytics_turnover_template_preview-150x150.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px" />19 Jul
How to Make Your Own HR Analytics Reporting Template using R and RMarkdownToday I want to give you a very basic HR analytics reporting template in RMarkdown. As a reminder, R Markdown (Rmd) files provide a convenient...
<img width="350" height="350" src="https://hranalytics101.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/noun-steps-3105647-298CF2-350x350.png" class="attachment-blog-thumb size-blog-thumb wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://hranalytics101.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/noun-steps-3105647-298CF2-350x350.png 350w, https://hranalytics101.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/noun-steps-3105647-298CF2-300x300.png 300w, https://hranalytics101.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/noun-steps-3105647-298CF2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https://hranalytics101.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/noun-steps-3105647-298CF2-150x150.png 150w, https://hranalytics101.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/noun-steps-3105647-298CF2-768x768.png 768w, https://hranalytics101.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/noun-steps-3105647-298CF2.png 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px" />06 Jul
HR Analytics Pitfalls: 3 Simple Steps to Avoid ThemMany companies today have a fully dedicated HR analytics team, replete with data scientists, a solid budget, data access, and high-quality reporting tools that help...
<img width="350" height="350" src="https://hranalytics101.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/noun-solve-3812164-298CF2-350x350.png" class="attachment-blog-thumb size-blog-thumb wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://hranalytics101.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/noun-solve-3812164-298CF2-350x350.png 350w, https://hranalytics101.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/noun-solve-3812164-298CF2-300x300.png 300w, https://hranalytics101.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/noun-solve-3812164-298CF2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https://hranalytics101.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/noun-solve-3812164-298CF2-150x150.png 150w, https://hranalytics101.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/noun-solve-3812164-298CF2-768x768.png 768w, https://hranalytics101.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/noun-solve-3812164-298CF2.png 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px" />26 Jun
The Golden Rule of HR Analytics: The Why and How for BeginnersLots of companies now have a fully fledged HR analytics team and fairly mature reporting processes that help organizations make better people decisions. But what...
<img width="350" height="350" src="https://hranalytics101.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/noun-pipes-3264936-298CF2-350x350.png" class="attachment-blog-thumb size-blog-thumb wp-post-image" alt="pipe" decoding="async" srcset="https://hranalytics101.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/noun-pipes-3264936-298CF2-350x350.png 350w, https://hranalytics101.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/noun-pipes-3264936-298CF2-300x300.png 300w, https://hranalytics101.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/noun-pipes-3264936-298CF2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https://hranalytics101.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/noun-pipes-3264936-298CF2-150x150.png 150w, https://hranalytics101.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/noun-pipes-3264936-298CF2-768x768.png 768w, https://hranalytics101.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/noun-pipes-3264936-298CF2.png 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px" />04 Jun
How to Use the Pipes Function (%>%) in R: A Two-Minute TutorialThe pipes function (you know, that funky "%>%" symbol in R) is an incredibly powerful tool for fast, efficient, and understandable R code. But many...
<img width="350" height="350" src="https://hranalytics101.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/noun-filter-3957532-298CF2-350x350.png" class="attachment-blog-thumb size-blog-thumb wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://hranalytics101.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/noun-filter-3957532-298CF2-350x350.png 350w, https://hranalytics101.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/noun-filter-3957532-298CF2-300x300.png 300w, https://hranalytics101.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/noun-filter-3957532-298CF2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https://hranalytics101.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/noun-filter-3957532-298CF2-150x150.png 150w, https://hranalytics101.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/noun-filter-3957532-298CF2-768x768.png 768w, https://hranalytics101.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/noun-filter-3957532-298CF2.png 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px" />27 Feb
R for the Total Beginner: Basics of Column Selection and Row Filteringhttps://youtu.be/Nne-oo_i2lY This installment for R for the Total Beginner teaches the basics of column selection and row filtering. We take the mystery out of the...
<img width="350" height="350" src="https://hranalytics101.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/noun-spreadsheet-4328251-298CF2-350x350.png" class="attachment-blog-thumb size-blog-thumb wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://hranalytics101.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/noun-spreadsheet-4328251-298CF2-350x350.png 350w, https://hranalytics101.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/noun-spreadsheet-4328251-298CF2-300x300.png 300w, https://hranalytics101.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/noun-spreadsheet-4328251-298CF2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https://hranalytics101.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/noun-spreadsheet-4328251-298CF2-150x150.png 150w, https://hranalytics101.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/noun-spreadsheet-4328251-298CF2-768x768.png 768w, https://hranalytics101.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/noun-spreadsheet-4328251-298CF2.png 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px" />12 Feb
R Dataframes for the Total BeginnerThis short tutorial video explains the very basics of dataframes in R, the single most important data structure when using R for HR analytics task....
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How Correlations Can Fool You: The Hidden Dangers of Non-LinearityIn today’s post I’ll highlight how correlations can fool you if you blindly generate them without first plotting the data, particularly when you have non-linearities...
<img width="350" height="350" src="https://hranalytics101.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/promotions_selection_bias_Page-350x350.png" class="attachment-blog-thumb size-blog-thumb wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://hranalytics101.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/promotions_selection_bias_Page-350x350.png 350w, https://hranalytics101.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/promotions_selection_bias_Page-150x150.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px" />11 May
A Simple Model with Major Insights on Selection BiasI mentioned earlier that I have been reading (and rereading) Scott Page’s masterful book “The Model Thinker”. If you are serious about understanding models and...
<img width="350" height="350" src="https://hranalytics101.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/simpsons_paradox_2-350x350.png" class="attachment-blog-thumb size-blog-thumb wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://hranalytics101.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/simpsons_paradox_2-350x350.png 350w, https://hranalytics101.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/simpsons_paradox_2-150x150.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px" />27 Apr
How to Avoid Aggregation Errors and Simpson’s Paradox In HR Analytics: Part 2In our previous post we described the basic premise of Simpson’s Paradox: aggregate data and see one trend, separate your analyses and see another. Today...
<img width="350" height="350" src="https://hranalytics101.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/simpsons_paradox_1-350x350.png" class="attachment-blog-thumb size-blog-thumb wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://hranalytics101.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/simpsons_paradox_1-350x350.png 350w, https://hranalytics101.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/simpsons_paradox_1-150x150.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px" />20 Apr
How to Avoid Aggregation Errors and Simpson’s Paradox in HR Analytics: Part 1Recently I’ve been reading Scott Page’s masterful book “The Model Thinker”. It’s full of powerful insights so in this and future posts, I will be...
<img width="350" height="350" src="https://hranalytics101.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/How-to-Break-Down-Your-Turnover-Data-350x350.png" class="attachment-blog-thumb size-blog-thumb wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://hranalytics101.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/How-to-Break-Down-Your-Turnover-Data-350x350.png 350w, https://hranalytics101.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/How-to-Break-Down-Your-Turnover-Data-300x300.png 300w, https://hranalytics101.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/How-to-Break-Down-Your-Turnover-Data-1024x1024.png 1024w, https://hranalytics101.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/How-to-Break-Down-Your-Turnover-Data-150x150.png 150w, https://hranalytics101.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/How-to-Break-Down-Your-Turnover-Data-768x768.png 768w, https://hranalytics101.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/How-to-Break-Down-Your-Turnover-Data.png 1080w" sizes="(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px" />06 Apr
How to Break Down Your Turnover DataBreaking Down Turnover In previous posts and video tutorials we covered how to calculate turnover from your raw HR data. Today, I’m going show you...
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