In this review, we examine the problem of designing interpretable and explainable machine
learning models. Interpretability and explainability lie at the core of many machine learning …

Variable importance (VI) tools describe how much covariates contribute to a prediction
model's accuracy. However, important variables for one well-performing model (for example …

An examination of the uses of data within a changing knowledge infrastructure, offering
analysis and case studies from the sciences, social sciences, and humanities.“Big Data” is …

" This is the best qualitative methods book I've seen, especially among books aimed at
undergraduate audiences."—Michael Irvin Arrington, Indiana State University Qualitative …

Ted Kennedy and George W. Bush agreed on little, but united behind the No Child Left
Behind Act (NCLB). Passed in late 2001, it was hailed as a dramatic new departure in …

American educational policy was rapidly transformed between 1980 and 2001.
Accountability was introduced into a sphere that had long been loosely coupled, both major …

This article attempts to reformulate and resuscitate the seemingly prosaic methodological
task of description, which is often derided in favour of causal analysis. First, the problem of …

Leadership is a matter of both intentions and perceptions, which do not necessarily always
match. Because employees' motivation and commitment are only affected by leadership if …

How divergent campus cultures affect conservative college students Conservative pundits
allege that the pervasive liberalism of America's colleges and universities has detrimental …

Studies of school shootings have been conducted in a variety of disciplines, including
sociology, psychology, and media studies. However, to date there is no unified body of …