The Predictive Power of Nonsense
The 2012 US Presidential race comes to a close today (thankfully), and there is no shortage of wacky indicators predicting…
Why Predictive Modelers Should be Suspicious of Statistical Tests
Well, the danger is really not the statistical test per se, it the interpretation of the statistical test. Yesterday I…
Guest Blogger: Len Tashman Previews Fall 2012 Issue of Foresight
Editor Len Tashman's Preview of ForesightThe importance of Editor Len Tashman's Preview of ForesightThe importance of trust in the dissemination…
Analytics Overkill: Dashboards, Analysis and Big Data in the US Election
The presidential race was tight - or so we were told. What I found fascinating in the run-up to the…
Data Mining Book Review: Dance with Chance
If you ever worked on time series prediction (forecasting), you should read Dance with Chance. It is written by a…
Embracing and Communicating Uncertainty: Model Enabled Analysis and a Modeler’s Hippocratic Oath
By BobGourley By BobGourleyEditor’s Note: The piece below was written by Dan Bouk at AmericanScience and is reprinted here with…
Big Data For Big Weather
Courtesy of hint.fm/wind Courtesy of hint.fm/windThe east coast is slowly recovering from the devastating impact of hurricane Sandy and we…
Yo-Yo Ma, Social Scientist
What can we learn from a cello player?By Roger WoodFounder (ART+DATA) Institute Traditional Chinese: 马友友 What can we learn from a…
Thanks, Big Data: America’s Drinking Habits Predict the Election
Forget about which candidate has the most likes on Facebook or followers on Twitter. Who needs social networks when "big…
Are You Reporting What You Can?…Or What You Should?
Too many organizations are missing opportunities to use their data and analytics as a competitive advantage. Often leaders believe that…
