Analytics
Originally published in FiveThirtyEight, January 9, 2020 Here at FiveThirtyEight, we’ve never built a complete back-to-front model of the presidential primaries before. Instead, in 2008, 2012 and 2016, we issued forecasts of individual primaries and caucuses on piecemeal basis, using polls and demographics. We always thought there were too many complexities involved — how the
If you are like me, when you first heard of analytics and its ability to benefit businesses, non-profits, and government agencies, you felt invigorated and excited, having to hold back the urge to shout “Charge!” As...
Several scientific disciplines have been rocked by a crisis of reproducibility in recent years . Not long ago, Bayer researchers found that they were only able to replicate 25% of the important pharmaceutical papers they examined , and an...
Originally published in The Washington Post LINCOLN, Neb. — The numbers of women in science and technology are dismal: Barely 18 percent of computer science degrees go to women. Women make up 11 percent of math faculty....
By: Sam Koslowsky, Harte Hanks
Data miners employ a variety of techniques to develop robust predictive models. Often, our analysts are confronted with a dilemma. Should we construct one model to address the business objective? Or perhaps, multiple models may be in...
By: Anne Schamberg , Special to the Journal Sentinel
Originally published in The Journal Sentinel, June 28, 2017 If the machine-learning algorithm gets it right, you’ll be matched with wines you love. That’s the idea behind Bright Cellars, a Milwaukee-based monthly wine club begun by two...
By James Gottshall, Vice President, Strategic Analytics at XL Catlin This article covers a similar theme to the Keynote presentation James Gottshall will deliver at PAW Financial, Oct 29-Nov 2, 2017 in New York. Think about a...
In anticipation of their upcoming conference co-presentation, Change Management for Establishing a Data-Driven Culture, at Predictive Analytics World for Business Chicago, June 19-22, 2017, we asked Holly Lyke-Ho-Gland, Principal Research Lead at APQC and Michael Sims, Research...
In anticipation of her upcoming conference co-presentation, Identifying Unique Gamer Types Using Predictive Analytics, at Predictive Analytics World San Francisco, May 14-18, 2017, we asked Natasha Balac, CEO and Founder of Data Insight Discovery, Inc., a few...
In anticipation of his upcoming conference presentation, Cross-Enterprise Deployment: Banking Visualization of Analytics Results – Critical for Communication at Predictive Analytics World for Business Chicago, June 19-22, 2017, we asked Bryan Bennett, Professor at Northwestern University, a...
