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James&Swartz,&Ph.D.&is"an"Associate"Professor"in"the"Jane"Addams"College"of"Social"Work"at"the" University"of"Illinois"at"Chicago."He"obtained"his"Doctorate"in"clinical"psychology"from"the" Northwestern"University"Feinberg"School"of"Medicine"(1990)"and"also"has"a"Masters"degree"in" research"methods"and"staJsJcs"from"Loyola"University"of"Chicago"(1982).""He"has"authored"over" 50"publicaJons"in"peerPreviewed"journals,"the"majority"of"which"use"advanced"staJsJcal"analyJc" techniques."Dr."Swartz"has"taught"research"methods,"as"well"as"beginning"and"intermediate" staJsJcal"analysis"(including"regression"analysis)"to"Ph.D."students"at"the"Jane"Addams"College" for"over"10"years."Prior"to"this"he"taught"staJsJcs"and"research"for"several"years"to"graduate" students"in"the"criminal"jusJce"program"at"Loyola"University"and"to"doctoral"students"at"the" Illinois"and"Chicago"Schools"of"Professional"Psychology."In"teaching"staJsJcs"to"students"in"the" social"sciences,"Dr."Swartz"emphasizes"the"pracJcal"as"opposed"to"theoreJcal"aspects"of" staJsJcal"analysis,"explaining"complicated"staJsJcal"concepts"to"nonPstaJsJcians"using"plain" English,"and"using"real"world"examples"to"demonstrate"how"regression"works."He"believes"these" same"techniques"will"help"provide"real"estate"appraisers"with"a"clearer"understanding"of" regression"analysis"and"how"it"can"be"successfully"applied"in"their"field"to"actually"simplify"the" work"of"property"appraisal."
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" James&Regnere&4&Mr."Regnere"manages"the"Business"Development"efforts"of"Savvi"AnalyJcs.""Mr." Regnere"previously"was"a"Senior"Vice"President"of"Bradford"Technologies,"Inc.,"Managing" Director"of"AppraisalWorld,"Inc.,"and"is"MarkeJng"Director"at"Appraisal"PracJce"Consultant.""Mr." Regnere’s"background"includes"more"than"15"years"in"real"estate"valuaJon"so^ware"and"assisted" in"the"development"of"alternaJve"valuaJon"reports"and"staJsJcallyPenhanced"valuaJon" so^ware."He"helped"developed"a"naJonwide"appraisal"so^ware"training"program"that"emphasize" regression"analysis"in"real"estate"appraising."
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