While other analytics methods analyze past events, monitor real-time ones, or provide operational reporting, predictive analytics attempts to divine the future. For this reason, predictive analytics resides at the bleeding edge of data science. But predictive analytics isn’t easy, technically or philosophically. “How do you recognize the inflection points?” asked Thomas Hill, vice president of
For more case studies in predictive healthcare, see Predictive Analytics World for Healthcare, October 6-7, 2014 in Boston. You may soon get a call from your doctor if you’ve let your gym membership lapse, made a habit...
For more case studies in predictive healthcare, see Predictive Analytics World for Healthcare, October 6-7, 2014 in Boston. Koren Shadmi There may be a link between your Internet use and how often you end up in the...
Load One expediter Tom Evans drives team with his wife, Tina, running a three-truck Class 8 straight truck fleet based in Mattoon, Ill. Besides their compensation for doing their jobs the right way, the Evanses are...
Big Data is often associated with big vendors—the likes of IBM, Oracle and SAP. But the industry is also full of up and comers and niche specialists that could make an impact on a market said...
As interest in machine learning has grown, its definition has expanded to include a panoply of techniques for automating knowledge and pattern discovery from fresh data Data scientists are professionals who use the most appropriate tools...
Recently I had the pleasure of being interviewed by John Phillips at CNBC about our data scientist salary study. His article, Why Your Kids Will Want to be Data Scientists, was published at the end of May, and...
The European telecom provider turns to a predictive analytics solution to improve its forecasting capabilities, predict customer behavior and boost performance. Understanding the rapid and radical pace of change in today’s business environment is no simple task....
With every business decision comes the need to plan, implement and evaluate so that its overall value can be calculated. But what if government agencies could shorten that process by using existing data to predict people’s needs...
Choosing the right keywords for search is the most important component of getting the results you’re looking for. Everyone knows this, but it’s easier said than done. Even with the most well thought out keywords, search results...
