Strategy Set to Revolutionize the Delivery of Innovative Analytic Solutions Charlottesville, VA: The explosion of Big Data has driven an insatiable demand for extracting actionable value from data. Elder Research, known for innovative analytic solutions, plans to continue in the forefront of that growth. We are excited to announce a strategic leadership change, and the
How analytically-driven are today’s leading companies? It’s a question more and more organizations are asking themselves as they struggle to transform their data into actionable insights in order to drive growth. And while businesses of all shapes...
Predictive analytics shows how a consumer will interact with content, but it has limited insight into why. Uplift modeling predicts what will influence a consumer to take the action you want. This free webinar from the Predictive...
Over the last five years, electronic health records (EHRs) have been widely implemented in the United States, and health care systems now have access to vast amounts of data. While they are beginning to apply “big data”...
April 27th was the anniversary of the death of Karl Pearson, who contributed to statistics the correlation coefficient, principal components, the (increasingly-maligned) p-value, and much more. Pearson was one of a trio of founding fathers of modern...
Here are some reflections and key takeaways. Please note this is not exhaustive! I did not see every presentation. A sign of a great conference is how torn attendees are between concurrent presentations. Good to note that...
When people think of “data science” they probably think of algorithms that scan large datasets to predict a customer’s next move or interpret unstructured text. But what about models that utilize small, time-stamped datasets to forecast dry...
Over the last couple of years, Stitch Fix has amassed one of the more impressive data science teams around. The team has grown to 65 people, collaborates with all areas of the business, and has a well-respected...
In its most recent hype cycle for emerging technologies, Gartner IT +0.31% introduced “citizen data science” and “advanced analytics with self-service delivery.” Both technologies were predicted to reach the “plateau of productivity” in 2 to 5 years...
Here’s a question for PATIMES members interested in Big Data and predictive analytics to ponder: “When is bigger data more hazardous?” And, here’s an answer to puzzle over: “When it is wider.” Eric Siegel, executive editor of...