Big Data Blasphemy: Why Sample?
Since data mining began to take hold in the late nineties, “sampling” has become a dirty word in some circles.…
‘Moneyball’ Takes the Next Big Leap
Spying inefficiencies – in markets, business models, business processes such as supply chains and more has been one of the…
Target, Pregnancy, and Predictive Analytics, Part II
This is part II of my thoughts on the New York Times article "How Companies Learn Your Secrets".
Better than Brute Force: Big Data Analytics Tips
Long before I encountered the term “Big Data,” questions about dealing with large datasets were a routine part of my…
It Takes Courage to Compete on Analytics
Billy Beane’s “Moneyball” approach to developing and staffing a professional baseball team has come under intense scrutiny as long time…
Analytics BS: 3 Questions to Spot It
There’s a lot of junk analytics around. Some analyses look sophisticated, but are simply incorrect. Others may be mathematically correct,…
Reflections on Statistical Non-Significance
Statistical Hypothesis testing does an OK job at avoiding proving the presence of effects, but it does a mediocre job…
Physician Use of EMR/EHR Statistics
Despite the federal push for healthcare organizations to adopt effective, meaningful use EMRs/EHRs by 2014 to replace paper records, the…
So You Want to be a Data Analyst
If you want to become a data analyst, you should read my mail first. Here in my inbox you will…
Black Box Analytics
Organizations are now aware of the significant contribution that predictive analytics brings to the bottom line. Solutions, once viewed with…
