NEW FROM MODE WEBINAR: Mode for Data Analysts Join us tomorrow March 22nd from 10-11am PT to learn how Mode will change how you view your data. - Mode

MAKING SUCH A BRACKET How Our March Madness Predictions Work Got your brackets ready? Great! Now’s a perfect time to dig into the nitty gritty of FiveThirtyEight’s March Madness predictions. - FiveThirtyEight

DISGORGE AWAY The FTC’s New Enforcement Weapon Spells Death for Algorithms The Federal Trade Commission might have a new standard for penalizing tech companies that violate privacy and use deceptive data practices: make them destroy their algorithms. - Protocol

LEVEL UP **How I Became a "Not-Beginner" in R** How do you refer to yourself when you’re not a beginner anymore, but not yet an expert? - The Tidy Trekker

RETAIL THERAPY A Very Big Deal Snowflake goes shopping, and buys the store. - benn.substack