Risk and Five Sigma Events – Can They Happen to You?
Perhaps it’s a sense of optimism wired into humans (or conversely delusion), but when business managers think of worst case…
Predictive Analytics World New York City Conference Announces Speaker Line-Up
New York City, NY – Predictive Analytics World, the business-focused event for predictive analytics professionals, managers and commercial practitioners, today…
Why Medians May Not be the Message – for Talent Data
I was reading a piece in the Journal this morning on a scientific debate regarding an Alzheimer’s study. The debate…
Experts, Fortune-tellers and Bookmakers: Zero Points!
If you ever doubted the quality of “expert opinions” and the predictive value of the odds of bookmakers, this year’s…
Measuring the Strong Signal of the Customer’s Voice
SDC interviewed Claude Guay - CEO of iPerceptions - and Duff Anderson, iPerceptions’ VP of research - about their approach…
Prescriptive Analytics – A Step Beyond Predictive Analytics
If it seems like ages ago that you began using descriptive analytics, and you’ve already mastered the data mining, pattern…
Data Tracking for Asthma Sufferers?
Despite the recent privacy row with smartphones and other GPS enabled devices, a Wisconsin doctor is proposing use of an…
No Smokescreen Area: Tips for Hiring Analysts
Lately there’s been talk about a shortage of analytic talent. The perception that there is a shortage of analysts surprises…
Less Wrong: Using Predictive Analytics to Improve Budgeting
Last week Grant and Tadd (co-owners at CAN) presented their insight on the concept of being “Less Wrong” on day…
Blogging from the Gartner BI Summit: Day 2
Members of Qlikview said in their case study session that one of the most powerful things you can glean from…
