Musings on Watson: Why Healthcare?
(An earlier version of this article was published at http://www.constellationrg.com/blog/2011/12/musings-watson-why-healthcare)
Target variables matter but so do decisions.
Dean Abbot wrote a great post recently “Why Defining the Target Variable in Predictive Analytics is Critical” in which he…
Using Analytics to Handicap The Masters Golf Tournament
When Bubba Watson made par on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff to defeat Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa…
The STEM Profession that Women Dominate
Do you know which major STEM field boasts as many women in the profession as men? Where almost half the…
Why Defining the Target Variable in Predictive Analytics is Critical
Every data mining project begins with defining what problem will be solved. I won't describe the CRISP-DM process here, but…
Using Analytics to Create Rating Territories
One of the many areas of property and casualty risk analysis is the effective creation of rating territories based on…
SAP Enters Predictive Analytics Space
Software mega-vendor SAP says that it is responding to customer demand for predictive analytics software with a new product called…
Earthquake Prediction Through Sunspots Part II: common Data Mining Mistakes!
While I was writing the last post I was wondering how long before my followers will notice the mistakes I…
Marketing Optimization with LityxIQ
Marketing is one of the pioneering domains when it comes to applications of predictive analytics to Big Data.
The Fallacy of the Data Scientist Shortage
There is no question that the USA (in fact, most of the world) would be well-served with more quantitatively capable…
