Tag: data analytics

Is Big Data Failing?

“Big Data” just became more confusing. Just few weeks ago, the term…

BrunoAziza
5 Min Read

Visualizing Networks in R: Arc Diagrams and Hive Plots

Arc diagrams are an alternative way of representing two-dimensional graphs. Rather than…

DavidMSmith
3 Min Read

What Makes Self-Service Statistical Computing Tools So Important?

Worldwide IT spending will continue to grow in 2013 according to Forrester…

JessicaQiu
4 Min Read

Big Data’s impact on Human Resources

Big Data is fast becoming a vital component of the modern HR…

orlaithf
3 Min Read

How to Become a Data Scientist

Steven Hillion, Vice President of Analytics at EMC Greenplum

Business People Are Dumb On Average(s)

Here’s one real-life example of the limits in quantitative thinking observed in…

Timo Elliott
7 Min Read

A New Kind Of Data Warehousing Will Emerge in 2011 According To Gartner

An article in eWeek.com summarizes the latest data warehousing report from Gartner…

How Data Analytics Helps Sports Teams Win

For sports teams, analyzing and visualizing data — on-field and in the…

Data Analytics: The Potential Benefits of Real-Time Decisions

We live in an “instant” world where we’ve gotten very good at…