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Why Defining the Target Variable in Predictive Analytics is Critical

Every data mining project begins with defining what problem will be solved.…

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Target, Pregnancy, and Predictive Analytics, Part II

This is part II of my thoughts on the New York Times…

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Target, Pregnancy, and Predictive Analytics – Part I

There have been a plethora of tweets about the New York Times…

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Models Behaving Badly

I just read a fascinating book review in the Wall Street Journal…

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Statistical Rules of Thumb, Part III: Always Visualize the Data

As I perused Statistical Rules of Thumb again, as I do from…

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Yet another ‘Wisdom of Crowds’ success

I was at the Federal Building downtown San Diego for a consulting…

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What do Data Miners Need to Learn?

I've been asked by several folks recently what they need to learn…

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Rexer Analytics data mining survey

Rexer Analytics, a data mining consulting firm, is conducting their 5th annual…

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Predictive Models are not Statistical Models — JT on EDM

My friend and colleague James Taylor asked me last week to comment…

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Analyzing the Results of Analysis

Sometimes, the output of analytical tools can be voluminous and complicated. Making…

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