Originally published in Data Science Central, July 4, 2018 Editor’s note: Although this author absolves the researchers (from Google) and blames only the journalists for the widespread false claims of a 95% accuracy level for mortality prediction, note that the research paper itself does indeed use the word “accuracy” multiple times as a synonym of
Originally published in BuzzFeed, June 21, 2018 The company rolled out new tech it says can help automatically identify pages spreading fake news. Facebook is taking more steps to punish page owners outside of the US...
A predictive big data analytics algorithm using a variety of demographic and clinical data points may be helpful for identifying patients at high risk of hospitalization or ED use. Reducing unnecessary emergency department utilization and avoidable hospital...
Today’s business executives are increasingly applying pressure to their Human Resources departments to “use predictive analytics.” But this pressure isn’t unique to Human Resources, as these same business leaders are also pressuring Sales, Customer Service, IT, Finance,...
Over the last five years, electronic health records (EHRs) have been widely implemented in the United States, and health care systems now have access to vast amounts of data. While they are beginning to apply “big data”...
Here’s a question for PATIMES members interested in Big Data and predictive analytics to ponder: “When is bigger data more hazardous?” And, here’s an answer to puzzle over: “When it is wider.” Eric Siegel, executive editor of...
If you missed this article, originally published a year ago in the Deloitte Review, it’s a unique thought leadership piece well worth the read, exploring the intersection of predictive analytics and behavioral economics and the pursuit of...
As Silicon Valley fights for talent, universities struggle to hold on to their stars THAT a computer program can repeatedly beat the world champion at Go, a complex board game, is a coup for the fast-moving field...
Join us at the first Predictive Analytics Times Executive Breakfast of the new year. Gather at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis on Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at 8:00 AM to discover how predictive analytics works, and the...
The use of wireless technology for asset tracking has taken off over the last decade. Consumer retail was the first industry to adopt this technology for location services by tagging product pallets with radio frequency ID (RFID) tags....
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