Month: August 2013

Big Data Confusion Looms in the Second Half of 2013

I look up, and suddenly it's August.  I've been heads-down for the…

Barry Devlin Barry Devlin 4 Min Read

Metadata and the Baker/Baker Paradox

In his recent blog post What’s the Matter with ‘Meta’?, John Owens lamented…

MIKE20 MIKE20 4 Min Read

A Great Example of Simpson’s Paradox: US Median Wage Decline

Since 2000, the median US wage has risen about 1%, adjusted for…

DavidMSmith DavidMSmith 2 Min Read

Avoid Screwing Up Predictive Analytic Projects

There’s a great article over on Computerworld - 12 predictive analytics screw-ups. There’s…

JamesTaylor JamesTaylor 5 Min Read

No Encryption or BAAs: Keep PHI Off Unsecure Clouds

Google Drive, formerly Docs, is a free collaboration tool that can be…

onlinetech onlinetech 4 Min Read