"Leo Breiman was still a statistician, and while he critiques parts of his profession he's not dismissing the importance of statistics. The same can be said for David Donoho's excellent recent article, "50 Years of Data Science." The fact that some statisticians have too narrow a scope in no way diminishes the validity and importance of statistics to good decisions and valid … [Read more...] about Statistics Denial Myths #13-14, Minimizing The Profession
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5 Things You Need to Know about Big Data for 2017
Big Data made a Big Difference in the biggest story of the year the US Presidential election. Although President-Elect Trump had pooh-poohed the impact of Big Data, he rallied a last minute expert team in the summer prior that just may have made the difference. Using digital targeting, the strategy collected information from online and offline sources to find potential voters. … [Read more...] about 5 Things You Need to Know about Big Data for 2017
Why Data Consolidation Is Imperative in 2017
The explosion of data, coupled with tools used to collect and analyze that data, has fundamentally transformed how we communicate, collaborate and innovate. Every employee now has access to some level of analytics, helping to guide strategic decision-making and processes. Yet, while weve made great strides in data democratization, businesses struggle to master data … [Read more...] about Why Data Consolidation Is Imperative in 2017
Big Data World
15-16 March 2017 | ExCeL Centre, London, UK | 9.30am 5pm | www.bigdataworld.com From the organisers of the UK's best attended and largest business technology shows comes Big Data World on 15th-16th March 2017. Big Data World is an interpretive and practical 'how to' event, with world-class'content designed to help data and business professionals'shape their big data … [Read more...] about Big Data World
Big Data & Analytics for Banking Summit, Hong Kong
2016 was an action-packed year for entrepreneurs: with the potential offered by big data and advanced analytics tools, many have certainly changed the way they used to analyzing the market and make decisions. Some of the trends are expected to grow even quicker in 2017. At the Big Data & Analytics Innovation Summit taking place at the'InterContinental Grand Stanford … [Read more...] about Big Data & Analytics for Banking Summit, Hong Kong