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Factors Affecting the Current Capital of MSEs: A Multiple Linear Regression Approach

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Introduction

Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) are the backbone of Ethiopia’s industrial sector. As highlighted by Gebreeyesus (2011), they are considered the heart of development. However, many MSEs face significant hurdles in scaling their operations. Understanding what specific factors contribute to their growth—measured in this study by their current capital—is essential for crafting effective supporting policies.

Gambela's Malaria Mapping: Spatial Pattern by Woreda

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Introduction and Background

Malaria remains a significant public health challenge in Ethiopia, with its transmission heavily influenced by environmental and geopolitical factors. For this project, we focused on the Gambela region, a unique area characterized by its low altitude, high temperature suitability for malaria, and complex geopolitical dynamics.

Clustering New Addis Ababa 'Sub cities': A Guide for Data Collectors

Thu, 10 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Introduction

The idea for this project came to me when I was working as a research assistant intern at the East African Trading House plc. We were collecting data from local shops. With population information being scarce, we were told to sample from clusters using the administrative sub-city classifications of Addis Ababa. About 100 samples were going to be taken from each sub-city.

A Partially Correct Survey on Students’ AI Dependency

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Heads‑up: All the plots below were generated from our survey data analysis using R. For more detail, check out this separate blog post.

🎬 How It All Started

We’re a group of Statistics students who got curious: how much do our classmates really lean on AI tools like ChatGPT? We used this idea as a spring board for our end of year research project. We built a survey, crunched some numbers, and wrote up the results. The data are eye‑opening, the trends are interestingl, and (as we’ll happily admit) the sampling isn’t perfect.

Coming Soon!

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Coming Soon!

Using Looker Studio to Bring Data Visualization to Game Night

Wed, 18 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000

I’ll start this post with a confession. It has been four months since I built the dashboard for The Impostors League project. Spoiler alert: I haven’t opened Looker Studio since then. My memory is fuzzy, but hey—that makes this post more fun to write. Think of it as a reflection, with extra sprinkles of chaos.

What is Looker Studio?

Looker Studio is Google’s free, web-based data viz tool. Think of it as the chill, younger sibling of Power BI or Tableau… the one that doesn’t ask you to install anything or set up a whole environment.

The Impostors League: A Data-Powered Game Night Project

Tue, 17 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000

🎮 How It All Started

It began like many fun things do — with friends, games, and a bit of competitive energy. In our dorm, we were deep into football games, especially 2024-modded Pro Evolution Soccer 2017 (PES 17) matches, playing in a mini-league we called The Impostors League. (We refer to ourselves as The Impostors after another one of our favorite games, Among Us.) The banter was there, the competition was present, and then someone said: “Wouldn’t it be cool if we started like a real league?”

Contact

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Contributors

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Thank you to all the folks who have contributed both technical and creative skills to this project:

Desirée De Leon :giraffe: (designed 5 of the custom color themes, made illustrations for the workshop, and provided general aesthetic feedback along the way)
Garrick Aden-Buie :mage: (debugged headroom.js and lent his panelset.js code to the theme)
Allison Horst :dog2: (awesome illustrations of campfires, seedlings, and evergreens, as well as my R Markdown hedgehog mascot :hedgehog:)

License

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My blog posts are released under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Welcome! on A Data Scientist's Journey

Factors Affecting the Current Capital of MSEs: A Multiple Linear Regression Approach

Introduction

Gambela's Malaria Mapping: Spatial Pattern by Woreda

Introduction and Background

Clustering New Addis Ababa 'Sub cities': A Guide for Data Collectors

Introduction

A Partially Correct Survey on Students’ AI Dependency

🎬 How It All Started

Coming Soon!

Using Looker Studio to Bring Data Visualization to Game Night

What is Looker Studio?

The Impostors League: A Data-Powered Game Night Project

🎮 How It All Started

Contact

Contributors

License

A Partially Correct Survey on Students’ AI Dependency