First Look – SAS In-Database Analytics
SAS has been rolling out its in-database and in-warehouse analytics over the last few months and I thought it was…
When the data point tells a different story
I grew up on a farm, surrounded by all “Old MacDonald’s” animals. What many farmers’ sons and daughters know is…
New Rexer Analytics survey
I recently got the survey results from the annual data mining survey that Karl Rexer or Rexer Analytics runs. You…
dataFUD: Manage your information resources
Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt in your data is a feature of organisations who are failing to effectively manage their…
What is Your Market Research Identity?
Is it time to slaughter your sacred research cows? The relative interest in the recent post about the census surprised…
Predictive Analytics: 8 Things to Keep in Mind (Part 6)
Theme 6: Delivering the prediction at the point of decision is critical In 2007, my wife worked as a hospitalist…
Statistical learning with MARS
Steve Miller at the InformationManagement blog has been looking at predictive analytics tools for business intelligence applications, and naturally turns…
A Hollywood Celebrity’s Use of Analytics
At a recent CFO.com magazine conference I attended, Accenture’s Jeanne G. Harris, co-author of the recently published book Analytics at…
Advanced Analytics
A major item organizations grapple with is the concept of advanced analytics. They want it, but have little idea how…
Rock Paper Scissors – Market Decision Making
"The key to good decision making is not knowledge. It is understanding. We are swimming in the former. We are…
