Words at Work: Defining “Business Analytics”
When someone mentions “business analytics” or “business intelligence”—do they mean what you mean? Same question for “data analytics,” “data mining,”…
You Don’t Need a Golden Ticket to Win With Analytics
Inter-league baseball offers a good excuse for another example of analytics from the wide world of sports (and entertainment) where…
Why Are There Irrational Business Decisions?
I recently attended a presentation by Dr. Franck Schuurmans, a guest lecturer at the Wharton Business School and a consultant…
The opportunity for opportunity analytics
Some time ago Neil Raden and I did some research on analytics. It was clear as we did this that…
Keeping count of people (and things)
I learned while researching The Numerati that the Chinese have 11 different spellings for Osama Bin Laden. (Maybe it's up…
The analytics of soccer
Imagine this, soccer fans. It's a zero-zero tie in the 89th minute of the England-US match of the World…
The Future of Soccer is in its Analytics
The Soccer World Cup, watched by billions around the world, is estimated to bring $12.5B to South Africa and contribute…
Why Can’t We Just Use Prediction Markets?
Prediction markets were all the rage a few years ago, two of the most notable being the Iowa Electronic Market…
Horse Racing’s Triple Crown – Just like Business Analysts*
The Belmont horserace, third leg of the USA’s prestigious Triple Crown races, was this past week-end. It made me think…
PMML support is growing rapidly. From down under and into the stars!
Back in November 2009, I reported on PMML and Open Source Data Mining, highlighting the support open source tools offered…
