She was there to help mitigate the disaster that was Healthcare.gov. Now Mina Hsiang is trying to help government “extend democracy” with data — and she says the “easy stuff” can bring in the lion’s share of improvement. Hsiang, the health data advisor at the U.S. Digital Service, offered a quintet of tips to a
The monumental gathering of the mid-west’s four co-located analytics events is happening June 8th – 11th at the Hilton Chicago. Now is the perfect time to shed light on big data, marketing analytics and predictive analytics. Listen...
This excerpt is from Healthcare Finance News. To view the whole article click here. Video: See Katrina Belt’s session from Predictive Analytics World Health Healthcare in Boston from Oct. 2014. (free registration required!). Experts say analytics gives...
Big data solution providers make big promises. Just plug your data into our solution, they say, and we’ll deliver a stream of insights that allow you to improve marketing productivity, customer experience quality and service operations efficiency....
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — In fashion, combining contrasting fabrics, colors and textures is what brings an outfit to life. In Heng Xu’s career, combining science and art has brought a new way of interpreting data to life...
Deputy Chief Technology Officer for Data Policy DJ Patil with his skateboard March 19, 2015. (Photo: Chris Usher for Yahoo News) DJ Patil is still settling into his White House office. It’s by far the most prestigious...
Many retailers analyse the results of their promotions, but what if they could predict which ones will produce the best response before spending time and money creating and sending them out? That’s a question Mohamad Khatib, senior...
Despite the potential benefits and return on investment for their clinical and operational goals, just 15 percent of hospitals are using some kind of advanced predictive modeling, according to a new survey. Of the 15 percent who...
Big data and predictive analytics are being used by business and industry to make changes and improve processes and operations in big ways. From handling 50 billion Facebook photos to decoding the human genome, the practical applications...
Data science has a measurement problem. Simple metrics may not address complex situations. But complex metrics present myriad problems. What is the best way to quantify the quality of your classification algorithm? As we strive for better...
