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San Diego Forum on Analytics — review

I just got back from the half-day Forum on Analytics in San…

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New Data Mining Book Out

The new Nisbet, Elder, and Miner book is out now, and has…

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Is analytics a winner in a recession?

Even in a recession, analytics can (and should) do well. I am…

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Why normalization matters with K-Means

A question about K-means clustering in Clementine was posted here. I thought…

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Data Mining: Interesting Ethical Questions

Data mining permits useful extrapolation from sometimes obscure clues. Information which human…

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Could these be great days for data miners?

In a recent article on cfo.com, Data Mining in the Meltdown: the…

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Three Critical Junctures

I don't know that it's possible to say that any single part…

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Data Mining: Does It Get Any Better Than This?

The article Doing the Math to Find the Good Jobs appeared in…

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Predictive Analytics Webinar

I'm participating in a free webinar through The Modeling Agency tomorrow at 4pm…

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Data Mining: Widespread Acceptance When?

Data mining is widely accepted today among industries which have a history…

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