Forecasting Is Harder Than It Looks
Want to make weather forecasting look good? Want to make weather forecasting look good? Compare it to predicting the economy. So…
Big Data Scientists Are Bridge Builders
Kathryn Kelly recently put up an excellent post titled Data Scientists Not Required: Big Data Is About Business Users. I commented…
10 Ways to Gain Targeted Insights Into User Behavior
When optimizing your website for more conversion, there are several factors that matter. Some things, such as the usability and…
Visualizing Networks in R: Arc Diagrams and Hive Plots
Arc diagrams are an alternative way of representing two-dimensional graphs. Rather than scattering the nodes across the page connected by…
Data Scientists Not Required: Big Data Is About Business Users
Big data doesn’t sound like a provocative field. In a recent panel at the Global Big Data Conference, however, I said…
Scary Big Data, Cool 3D Analytics and More
What’s going on in the analytics world this week?Big, Scary Big DataThe New York Times did some “etymological detective work”…
Data Mining and Analysis Aren’t Always the Answer
Data mining is an important tool whose benefits have been demonstrated in diverse fields, among business, government and non-profit organizations.…
Big Data Makes the Super Bowl a Personal Experience
Whether you’re going for the 49ers or the Ravens tomorrow, marketers have you covered. The Super Bowl attracts the biggest…
Energy Department Announces New SunShot Projects to Harness the Power of Big Data
By BobGourley By BobGourleyEditor’s note: The following announcement from the Department of Energy provides context on a potentially very virtuous…
Technology Innovation in 2013: A Business and IT Priority
The proper use of technology enables businesses to be more efficient. Our recent research into technology for business innovation found that 56…
