In the move to take healthcare to the next level, no conversation would be complete without a discussion on the impact of big data. With so many hospitals and health institutions using electronic medical records now, the amount of data being collected on patients has reached record numbers. Hospitals are well aware of the importance
Senior executives are increasingly demanding that the talent development function provide actionable insights for driving better business results through targeted improvements in the management and development of people. Talent analytics is increasingly expected go far beyond traditional...
These unfounded beliefs about budget skills, technology, and technology fit can lead you astray. Big data analytics is one of the major trends every company is told it must jump on for competitive advantage, even survival. As...
Machine learning — supervised and unsupervised — tracks data patterns that help businesses build improved predictive models and make smarter IT decisions. Our data center machines, due to all the information we feed them, are getting smarter....
It’s the disrupter behind the disruptors and the decade’s ‘sexiest’ industry. But data science is more than a buzzword. From stock trading to facial recognition, data science is behind the wheel of countless solutions once driven by...
Imagine someone who has five errands to run on a nice little Saturday. Five tasks means there are 120 different ways to sequence and complete those tasks, once you factor out the numbers. Now think of a...
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...
Give a marketer a sale, and you’ll keep his company afloat for a day; teach him to predict future sales, and you may just ensure his longevity. That, in essence, is the premise behind predictive marketing, a...
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...
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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...