Data Related Topics

Low overall inflation rate may be masking some underlying trends – prices for goods/services that low-income households buy are rising faster than prices for goods/services that high-income households buy.

Here is an interesting analysis by Ben Casselman:

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/inflation-may-hit-the-poor-hardest/

Problems with Big Data

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/07/opinion/eight-no-nine-problems-with-big-data.html

(Given that the latest fad is big data, this op-ed is a worthwhile read)

It is official – colleges are boosting spending on athletics faster than spending on academics

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/07/education/colleges-increasing-spending-on-sports-faster-than-on-academics-report-finds.html

(See related post here: http://vivekjayakumar.blogspot.com/2014/04/fatal-flaws-in-us-higher-education.html)