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title: Minitab Blog | Cody Steele (6)
description: While Cody did plenty of math and statistics coursework getting his undergraduate degree at Vanderbilt University, it was an experience challenging the evaluation of 3rd and 4th grade students with a reading assessment for kindergarten students that made him passionate about collecting the right data to make good decisions. Cody finished his master’s degree in Statistics at the University of Tennessee and has been helping drive out the fear that keeps people from engaging with data ever since. From nuclear safety to labor relations, Cody has always liked to see how communicating the right results helps improve life. Working in Information Development at Minitab puts gives Cody the opportunity to help more people understand and communicate the results that matter. (6)
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# Minitab Blog | Cody Steele (6)
Tips and Techniques to Make Your Best Data-Driven Decisions
Cody Steele
While Cody did plenty of math and statistics coursework getting his undergraduate degree at Vanderbilt University, it was an experience challenging the evaluation of 3rd and 4th grade students with a reading assessment for kindergarten students that made him passionate about collecting the right data to make good decisions. Cody finished his master’s degree in Statistics at the University of Tennessee and has been helping drive out the fear that keeps people from engaging with data ever since. From nuclear safety to labor relations, Cody has always liked to see how communicating the right results helps improve life. Working in Information Development at Minitab puts gives Cody the opportunity to help more people understand and communicate the results that matter.
### Top Posts
### Top Posts - Cody Steele
## [Thinking about Predictors in Regression, an Example](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/statistics-and-quality-improvement/thinking-about-predictors-in-regression-an-example?hsLang=en)
| 5 Minute Read
Thinking about Predictors in Regression, an Example
[Read It Now!](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/statistics-and-quality-improvement/thinking-about-predictors-in-regression-an-example?hsLang=en)
## [3 New Things You Can Do by Right-Clicking in Minitab 17.2](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/statistics-and-quality-improvement/3-new-things-you-can-do-by-right-clicking-in-minitab-172?hsLang=en)
| 3 Minute Read
3 New Things You Can Do by Right-Clicking in Minitab 17.2
[Read It Now!](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/statistics-and-quality-improvement/3-new-things-you-can-do-by-right-clicking-in-minitab-172?hsLang=en)
## [Check Your 2015 Men's NCAA Bracket Against Multiple Models](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/statistics-and-quality-improvement/check-your-2015-mens-ncaa-bracket-against-multiple-models?hsLang=en)
| 4 Minute Read
Check Your 2015 Men's NCAA Bracket Against Multiple Models
[Read It Now!](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/statistics-and-quality-improvement/check-your-2015-mens-ncaa-bracket-against-multiple-models?hsLang=en)
## [How to Be a Billionaire, Revealed by Pareto Charts](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/statistics-and-quality-improvement/how-to-be-a-billionaire-revealed-by-pareto-charts?hsLang=en)
[Statistics in the News](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/tag/statistics-in-the-news) | 2 Minute Read
How to Be a Billionaire, Revealed by Pareto Charts
[Read It Now!](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/statistics-and-quality-improvement/how-to-be-a-billionaire-revealed-by-pareto-charts?hsLang=en)
## [Tom Brady Is the Best Super Bowl Quarterback Ever](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/statistics-and-quality-improvement/tom-brady-is-the-best-super-bowl-quarterback-ever?hsLang=en)
| 3 Minute Read
Tom Brady Is the Best Super Bowl Quarterback Ever
[Read It Now!](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/statistics-and-quality-improvement/tom-brady-is-the-best-super-bowl-quarterback-ever?hsLang=en)
## [Plot the State of the Union Global Temperature Data in Minitab](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/statistics-and-quality-improvement/plot-the-state-of-the-union-global-temperature-data-in-minitab?hsLang=en)
[Statistics in the News](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/tag/statistics-in-the-news) | 3 Minute Read
Plot the State of the Union Global Temperature Data in Minitab
[Read It Now!](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/statistics-and-quality-improvement/plot-the-state-of-the-union-global-temperature-data-in-minitab?hsLang=en)
## [3 Ways Minitab Can Illustrate My Ignorance about British Honours](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/statistics-and-quality-improvement/3-ways-minitab-can-illustrate-my-ignorance-about-british-honours?hsLang=en)
| 3 Minute Read
3 Ways Minitab Can Illustrate My Ignorance about British Honours
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## [The World-Famous Disappearing-Reappearing-Analysis-Settings Act](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/statistics-and-quality-improvement/the-world-famous-disappearing-reappearing-analysis-settings-act?hsLang=en)
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The World-Famous Disappearing-Reappearing-Analysis-Settings Act
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