Descriptive vs. Inferential Statistics: What’s the Difference?
November 7, 2024
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What’s the best way to give and get feedback from a coworker? How about from a classmate, teammate, or friend? These and other horizontal feedback opportunities can sometimes cause a lot of anxiety, jealousy, bitterness, and misinformation. This course will help you avoid those pitfalls and turn peer feedback into a source of mutually beneficial improvement.
What are two characteristics of helpful feedback? What form of feedback has been shown to have tremendous positive effects, especially among young people? And why might it be good to put together a "Feedback Board of Directors"?
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Who in your feedback network might be able to help you as a "fellow storyteller"?
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What's the "cost of conformity" and how can we address it?
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How "dense" and "intense" is your feedback network?
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