When sharing isn’t a good idea
Ensemble models seem to be all the buzz at the moment. The NetFlix prize was won by a conglomerate of…
Stratified Sampling vs. Posterior Probability Thresholds
One of the great things about conference like the recent Predictive Analytics World is how many technical interactions one has…
Nations’ Privacy Laws Clash
James Michael, Associate Senior Research Fellow, is holding a lecture December 1st 2009 in London, England, discussing the conflicting privacy…
Let Me Share a Secret With You
As I was out shopping with my son this weekend, I realized there are still a lot of opportunities for…
Can We Learn From Anti-Social Users?
One of the interesting challenges we face as both developers and consumers of search technology is that social signals are…
Statistical Analysis and Data Mining
I don't keep many actual books next to my desk these days. I have found that my hard drive has…
Governmental IT: Analytics is not a dirty word
Over at Smart Data Collective, Bill Cooper wrote a wonderful article on deep analytics. In particular, I liked his assessment…
Dashboard Envy
Coca-Cola Germany has published on the web (via their marketing agency) two generations of their flash-based dashboards developed between 2007 and 2009.…
Tipping Points
The term "business analytics" is on everyone’s lips. It’s like when you buy a new car, suddenly you see that…
Analytics is Not a Dirty Word
What seems like a lifetime ago, I was intelligence officer in the Air Force. Beyond creating Snoopy calendars on the mainframe…
