Web Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics
In “Chapters from My Autobiography”, Mark Twain wrote, “There are lies, damned lies, and statistics.” While over one hundred years…
Korean wireless chief warns of data overload
In the world of broadband, South Korea is a titan, with top data speeds and market penetration, both for fixed…
White Paper Format: Fact or Fiction?
White papers are still one of the most popular marketing tools for BI and high tech companies, among others. Proof…
Open Source is Opening Data to Predictive Analytics
The R Project: despite there being over 2 million users of this open-source language for statistical data analysis, you might…
Continuously Crossing Channels while Crossing the Continent
Oscar night and here I am blogging, did you see that Sandra Bullock? Was that couture or was that couture? …
The Surgeon, the Survey and Survival
Statistical analysis is a venerable approach in medical research. It is one way to find causes of conditions that are…
No Wait in Kuwait – But Some Weight
I am in Kuwait today and am completing a four week international seminar tour ending in Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Qatar,…
Social business is not “just” about communicating better!
I heard this statement recently from an analyst, "social media for business is really just about communicating better". Huh? Traditional…
Predictive Analytics: 8 Things to Keep in Mind (Part 4)
Theme 4: Statistical techniques and tools are not likely to provide competitive advantage I read this interesting post from Sijin…
Understanding Social Personas
In which Jill reveals her secret. (Okay, one of her secrets.) There are some things that only a few good…