Is this the beginning of the end for the vaunted data scientist? That’s the clever pitch from Tableau Software, one of a handful of business intelligence vendors pushing the envelope on self-service BI tools. Because the software’s user interface offers drag-and-drop features, even users without a strong math background can build visualizations and interrogate the
NHL franchises are slowly embracing the ‘Moneyball’ strategy of using analytics to assist in coaching, training and player evaluation but the league has been behind the other sports for two reasons. Hockey has more of a flow...
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy is nearing the end of its 90-day review of big data and privacy. Soon, industry leaders, privacy advocates, engineers, and developers expect to learn regulators’ key questions and...
In their best-selling 2013 book Big Data: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work and Think, authors Viktor Mayer-Schönberger and Kenneth Cukier selected Google Flu Trends (GFT) as the lede of chapter one. They explained...
An exponential increase in data volume only supports an improvement in business practices when the right analytical processes are deployed. Today, even managing real-time data and having a firm grasp on current trends isn’t enough. Without predictive...
Many colleges are flirting with how to use predictive analytics to boost their graduation rates. But big data is often just a flashy way to spend money on reports aimed at administrators, argue the leaders of Civitas...
Do the BI vendors’ claims really stack up? “A little prediction goes a long way” wrote Eric Siegel in his popular Predictive Analytics book. True, predictive analytics is now part and parcel of most Business Intelligence...
Data Scientists Salary Survey shows that industry data scientists are in a sweet spot, especially in US, Canada, and Australia, with average salary $135K. European and Asian data scientists salaries are significantly lower. By Gregory Piatetsky, Mar...
Predictive modeling use has increased in nearly every business line throughout P&C but is rarely leveraged across the enterprise. Following a growing trend in analytics, North American P&C insurers have increased predictive modeling use across the majority...
Intelligence isn’t the only quality you want in a data scientist. Here’s how to ensure your team members develop their breadth of knowledge and become more effective. Reality TV is one of my guilty pleasures. I had...
