Saying Goodbye
Just last week, I finished a successful consulting gig for a large bank. I more than met goals set forth…
Great illustration of the hierarchy of analytical BI techniques
Thanks to Analytics Bridge and KDNuggets for pointing this out. A great map of analytical techniques that is very digestible. Click…
Data Mining Research Awards 2010
Like the music or the cinema, Data Mining Research has its own awards. I think it is important to congratulate…
Analysis of Facebook status updates
The Facebook Data Team has published an analysis of the status updates of Facebook users, by categorizing words according to…
Citizen Data Journalism
I've recently praised some mainstream media outlets like the New York Times and New Scientist for leading the charge on…
Predictive Analytics with R, PMML, ADAPA, and Excel
PMML (Predictive Model Markup Language) is the standard language used by all the top analytic vendors (commercial and open-source) to…
Why IT Doesn’t “Get” Analytics (and Why the Time is Right for Change)
Over one hundred customers were online, poised to hear the webinar. Moments like this can be business magic, but they…
Geeks are Chic
A managerial movement is now picking up steam: organizations are applying business analytics to gain insights to determine good decisions…
Analytics, Schmanalytics! How to Evaluate an Analyst
When you need your taxes prepared, you hire a CPA. When you’ve got a bridge to build, you hire a…
Defending Your Analytics: Handling Hecklers
The Nature of the Beast The trumpet sounds and the matador, dressed in gold, parades into the ring as a…
