George Lindley: BlogWriting on causal inference, data analytics, AI and education.https://georgelindley.com/Do small towns really educate children better?https://georgelindley.com/do-small-towns-really-provide-better-education-a-uk-detective-story/https://georgelindley.com/do-small-towns-really-provide-better-education-a-uk-detective-story/The ONS found children in smaller English towns do better at school. Three readings of the same data, and why only the causal one explains the gap.Thu, 16 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMTData AnalyticsEducationCausal AI for Business: The Quiet Revolution Changing How Companies Thinkhttps://georgelindley.com/causal-ai-for-business/https://georgelindley.com/causal-ai-for-business/Why companies are moving beyond correlation, and what causal AI changes about how business decisions get made.Mon, 04 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTData AnalyticsHands-On with Microsoft Copilot: What Works (and What Doesn't) in Business Analyticshttps://georgelindley.com/hands-on-with-microsoft-copilot-what-works-and-what-doesnt-in-business-analytics/https://georgelindley.com/hands-on-with-microsoft-copilot-what-works-and-what-doesnt-in-business-analytics/Testing Microsoft Copilot on real data-analysis tasks during my Masters in Business Analytics: where it helps, and where it falls short.Tue, 15 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTBusiness TechnologyData AnalyticsThe Human Layer: What AI Can't Replace in Data Analyticshttps://georgelindley.com/the-human-layer-what-ai-cant-replace-in-data-analytics/https://georgelindley.com/the-human-layer-what-ai-cant-replace-in-data-analytics/Reflections from real analytics projects and my Masters on the parts of data analytics that still need a human.Mon, 14 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTBusiness TechnologyData Analytics