Hit on 16 and stay on 17—that’s the extent of blackjack strategy for many players. But even basic strategies of the game say there are times when hitting on 18 is the smartest play—such as when the dealer is showing a 10. Yet most people wouldn’t do that, says Orbitz Chief Analytics Officer Sameer Chopra—because
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Whether you are hiring analytics professionals, customer service representatives, and retail or outside sales consultants, one proven variable is always watching your hiring decisions: One bad hire will wipe out the value of three great ones and...
In insideBIGDATA‘s special guest feature, Jeff Catlin of Lexalytics lays out the case for text analytics and its importance to the rising interest in big data. Jeff is CEO of Lexalytics, a company providing sentiment and intent...
The same data can yield wildly different results. Here are some of the reasons for these fascinating, frustrating, or even dangerous discrepancies. Same Data, Different Quality Businesses often have a glut of redundant data stored in multiple...
Precision health takes a big-data approach to disease prevention and detection, focusing on the various factors that help maintain health throughout the life span. Imagine a system where doctors can quickly comb through millions of anonymized patient...
How can you use big data? Let’s break down that definition of big data shared above to uncover a few of the different ways your business can use big data: Improve customer relations. The more you know...
Strahan Wilson, CFO at sandwich chain EAT, explains how predictive analytics has helped him keep the shelves stocked, the customers happy and the shops fully staffed during peak periods. Historically, predictive analysis has been the preserve of...
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Top 5 Data Science Masters Programs
By: Sudhanshu Ahuja, CEO, Ideatory
Originally published at http://smartdatacollective.com
Which top Masters Courses should you consider for a great career in data-science? A frequently cited study by McKinsey predicts that by 2018, the United States could face a shortage of 140,000 to 190,000 “people with deep...