Video: Eight Answers About Predictive Analytics
With my book on the topic releasing this week, here's an interview in which I answer eight questions about predictive…
Personal Data Mining: Solving a Mystery
In a previous post I described the way that I captured a year's worth of personal data using my smartphone…
The First Data Scientist on the Evolution of Data Science
Norman Nie was not surprised by the accurate predictions of the presidential election results from Nate Silver and others. “A…
Why Business Intelligence Software Is Failing Business
Business intelligence software is supposed to help businesses access and analyze data and communicate analytics and metrics. I have witnessed…
A Revised “Promised Land” of BI
At first glance, this pair of tweets last week sounds like BI’s traditional campfire song with revised lyrics: At first…
The Global Nature of Big Data and Analytics
In the past few months, in addition to my usual travel around the United States, I have had the pleasure…
Takeaways From Your Next Predictive Analytics Conference
Why should one go to a predictive analytics conference? What should one take home from a conference like Predictive Analytics…
Analytics Moves To The Core: Reporting from the Gartner Summit
I attended the Gartner Business Intelligence and Analytics Summit last week in Barcelona. As usual, it was a great conference,…
Conducting Remote User Research: 10 Key Concepts
The approach to user research has shifted quite a lot lately. Traditional in-person usability testing used to the be ultimate…
Is Your eCommerce Website Suffering From Usability Issues?
The usability of your ecommerce site can make or break potential sales. How can you tell if usability is an…
