Bing Maps Updates Hyperlocal Application
Today we pushed out a modest update to our hyperlocal application Local Lens. Users won't see a huge difference, but…
Prinicpal Components for Modeling
Problem Statement Analysts constructing predictive models frequently encounter the need to reduce the size of the available data, both in…
First Look – FICO Xpress and Business Rules
Optimization is a mathematical process for finding the best decision for a given business problem – usually highest profit, lowest…
Mate Math: Analytics for Dating
A recent article in the New York Times describes a dating site called OkCupid started by four Harvard math graduates and…
R project named in Intelligent Enterprise 2010 Editor’s Choice Awards
Intelligent Enterprise has announced its 2010 "Editors Choice" Awards, and the R project is included as one of twelve "Companies…
Economist or Iconomist?
Have you heard the joke about economists? Most of them are saying iconomist seeing the 2009 global credit crisis.…
Optimizing customer service levels with predictive analytics
Richard Boire gave a presentation on predictive analytics in customer service at the Canadian Automobile Association. Organizations that successfully adopt…
3 Ways to Access Your Predictive Analytics in the Cloud
It is safe to say today that cloud computing is pervasive. More and more individuals and companies are using the…
Defining Analytics: Analytics
Following-up to my blog 'Just Tell Me What I'm Doing', this is the third in a series of posts that…
2010 – Old Decade, New Decade
Let’s look back at the last ten years of applying enterprise performance management methodologies, and then speculate about their…