Time is Money: Milliseconds Matter [INFOGRAPHIC]
Did you know just a one second increase in Amazon's page load time could potientially cost the retail giant $1.6…
Be Wary of the Science of Hiring
Like it or not, “people analytics” are here to stay. But that doesn’t mean companies should put all their eggs…
Statisticians Push Back Against the “End of Theory” Problem
For years, some commentators have worried that increasing volumes of data coupled with better and better automated prediction methods would…
Big Data and Your Body
A couple of weeks ago we posted about the datafication of everything, with a few examples of what can be…
Statistics vs. Data Science vs. BI
As someone who trained as a statistician, I've always struggled with that title. I love the rigor and insight that…
What’s the Difference between Desktop BI and Solution BI?
All modern Information Technologies which are capable of improving the enterprise competitiveness fall in the scope of BI, such as…
When Data Flows Faster Than It Can Be Processed
With big data come a few challenges: we've already mentioned the curse of big data. But what can we do…
Don’t Gloat Over Excel Model Failures
Two noted economists, Kenneth Rogoff and Carmen Reinhardt, recently had their findings on country debt to GDP ratios questioned, as…
Spreadsheets: Still the King of Business Intelligence Tools
"BI is not an upgrade to the spreadsheet!" "Stop trying to use the spreadsheet as a BI tool!" BI vendors…
Analytics and Hedgehogs: Lessons from the Tampa Bay Rays
The Tampa Bay Rays spend significantly less on payroll than some of the wealthier teams in Major League Baseball, but…
