Learning R
When R is brought up as a possibility for doing statistics or data mining or any sort of predictive analytics among…
Sneak Peak of Largest Ever MR Survey
RIT MG Survey Sneak Peak Reveals Sample Quality and Offshoring still top two concerns for market research industry NGMR members…
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…
Tabled: Is R the Solution?
Sometimes, in this world of magical analytics and open source software, the most basic stuff doesn’t get done. Today, we’ll…
Because it’s Friday: The dating equation
According to internet lore, there's a mathematical equation that governs the lower bound for the socially acceptable age of a…
Smart meters need smart systems, not a better user interface
This article on CNET caught my eye this morning: Study: Smart meters need better user interface. I am always interested…
Winning the first game in a baseball series: a harbinger, or not?
For those not familiar with the major-league baseball in the US (and despite living here for more than 10 years,…
pearltrees, socializing and curating content on the web
Content of any type is not useful unless you can find it, organize it and interact with it. In the…
A pet peeve about map interfaces
As you may know, May 6 is election day in the UK. As I grew up there I have been…
The demotion of the human brain
On a frigid summer afternoon in San Francisco, I talked last year with legendary computer researcher Gordon Bell about memory.…
