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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Will Scheck and Andy Jacob at Caterpillar
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Greg Zeeman and Joe DeCosmo at Enova International
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Syed Mehmud at Wakely Consulting Group, Society of Actuaries
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The “Data Science” of Computer Science and IT Is Not the Only Data Science
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Christina Hoy at Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Richard Lee at John Hancock Financial
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Kevin Pratt at ZZAlpha Ltd.
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Explaining Deep Learning by Making AI Transparent
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Carmen Fontana at Centric Consulting
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Olaf Menzer at Ingram Micro
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Nishant Sharma at Charter Communications
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Mind Your Own Text: Public Data for Political Insights
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Theresa Kushner at Dell EMC
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The Top JavaScript Data Visualization Packages, Ranked
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Wall Street and the New Data Paradigm
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The Top Distributed Computing Packages for Data Science, Ranked
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A Chicken/Egg Problem: Management or Analytics Software?
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Five Ways to Select a High Value Predictive HR Project
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Feature Engineering vs. Machine Learning in Optimizing Customer Behavior
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Stephen Morse, Advisor at Neudata
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Dongyang Fu and Wen Shi at Concord Advice
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Ron Cowan at Snowforce Data
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The Harvard Business Review Video Interview: Eric Siegel on Predictive Analytics
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New-Age Machine Learning Algorithms in Retail Lending
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Machine Learning Tip: Nested Cross Validation – When (Simple) Cross Validation Isn’t Enough
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Anna Kondic at Merck
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Automation and Its Impact on Predictive Analytics – The Increasing Importance of the Hybrid-Part 3
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Ten Things Everyone Should Know About Machine Learning
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Lukas Vermeer at Booking.com
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15 Steps for Selecting a Talent Assessment Solution that Predicts Business Performance
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Feras Batarseh at George Mason University – George Washington University
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Anasse Bari, New York University
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Improved Customer Marketing with Multiple Models
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Data Science: Screening by Religion a Blunt Instrument for Security
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Steve Weiss, at LinkedIn
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Emilie Lavoie-Charland at The Co-operators
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Doppelganger Discovery: How Baseball Sabermetrics Inspires Predictive Analytics
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Predicting Fraud: Another Not So Easy Task
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Are You Practicing “Bad Data Science” with your Pre-Hire Talent Assessments?
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Leslie Barrett at Bloomberg L.P.
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Why Data Science Argues against a Muslim Ban
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Andrew Burt at Immuta
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Feyzi Bagirov at Becker College
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Jack Levis at UPS
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Employee Life Time Value and Cost Modeling – Part 3
Employee Tenure in a “Survival Analytics”…
Wise Practitioner – Manufacturing Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Richard Semmes at Siemens PLM
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Edward Shihadeh at Auspice Analytics, LLC
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Workforce Analytics Interview Series: Emily Pelosi at CenturyLink
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Holly Lyke-Ho-Gland and Michael Sims at APQC
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Automation and its impact on Predictive Analytics-Creating the Analytical File
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Natasha Balac at Data Insight Discovery, Inc.
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Bryan Bennett at Northwestern University
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: David Talby at Atigeo
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Workforce Analytics Interview Series: Haig Nalbantian at Mercer
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Book Review: Weapons of Math Destruction by Cathy O’Neil
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Angel Evan at Angel Evan, Inc.
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Paul Speaker at The Dow Chemical Company
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: George Iordanescu at Microsoft
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Afsheen Alam at Allstate Insurance
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Jennifer Bertero at CA Technologies
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Michael Dessauer at The Dow Chemical Company
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Steven Ulinski at Health Care Service Corporation
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Lauren Haynes at The University of Chicago
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Daqing Zhao at Macy’s
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Thomas Schleicher at National Consumer Panel
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Workforce Analytics Interview Series: Kevin Zhan at The Advisory Board
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Halim Abbas at Cognoa
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Workforce Analytics Interview Series: Ben Taylor at HireVue
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Employee Life Time Value and Cost Modeling
Understanding the Most Expensive Asset Practically…
Wise Practitioner – Predictive Workforce Analytics Interview Series: Andrew Marritt at OrganizationView GmbH
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Interview with Eric Siegel: Popularizing Predictive Analytics with Song and Dance
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Workforce Analytics Interview Series: Sue Lam at Shell
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Case Study: Hotel Occupancy Forecasting’s Big Payoff
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Workforce Analytics Interview Series: Mike Rosenbaum at Arena
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Darryl Humphrey at Alberta Blue Cross
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The Evolving State of Retail Analytics in CRM
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Workforce Analytics Interview Series: Feyzi Bagirov at 592 LLC and Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Craig Soules at Natero
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Sound Data Science: Avoiding the Most Pernicious Prediction Pitfall
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Ashish Bansal and John Schlerf from Capital One
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Kristina Pototska at TriggMine
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Frédérick Guillot at The Co-operators General Insurance Company
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Predictive Analytics vs. Prescriptive Analytics
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Interview with Prof. Dr. Wil van der Aalst, Eindhoven University of Technology
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Data Story Telling: Bringing Life to Your Data
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Contextual Experience Innovation
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Are Random Variables a Fact of Life in Predictive Models?
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Managing Shifting Priorities in Exploratory Data Science Projects
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Breaking into Analytics: 5 “Musts” for your Career Transition
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How Predictive Analytics Can Fuel Innovation for Manufacturing
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Rexer Analytics Data Science Survey – Highlights (New)
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How Can Predictive Analytics Help Your Bank or Fintech Company?
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The Role of Feature Engineering in a Machine Learning World
Artificial Intelligence(AI) continues to be the…
The Expansive Deployment of Predictive Analytics: 22 Examples
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Nine Bizarre and Surprising Predictive Insights from Data Science
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The Trick to Predictive Analytics: How to Bridge the Quant/Business Culture Gap
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Robin Thottungal at U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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How Hillary for America Is (Almost Certainly) Using Uplift Modeling
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Miguel Castillo at U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Michael Berry of TripAdvisor Hotel Solutions
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Exploring the Toolkits of Predictive Analytics Practitioners – Part 2
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The Danger of Playing It Safe
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Manufacturing Operations: Machine Learning to Separate Actionable Trends from False Alarms
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Predictive Analytics Basics: Six Introductory Terms and The Five Effects
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Ken Yale at ActiveHealth Management
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Frank Fiorille at Paychex, Inc.
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The Real Reason the NSA Wants Your Data: Predictive Law Enforcement
The NSA can leverage bulk data…
Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Scott Zoldi at FICO
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Thomas Klein at Miles & More GMbH
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Book Review: Predictive Analytics for Newcomers and Nontechnical Readers
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Meina Zhou at Bitly
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Dr. Shantanu Agrawal at Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Infographic – Discover Predictive Analytics World for Business 2016
Predictive Analytics World continues to grow…
Exploring the Tool kits of Predictive Analytics Practitioners – Part 1
Tools, tools, and more tools continue…
The Power of Data Science for Predictive Maintenance is Only Just Being Tapped
Future of Automotive Servicing and Preventive…
Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Madhusudan Raman at Verizon
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Need a Data Scientist? Try Building a ‘DataScienceStein’
Organizations are finding that hiring qualified…
Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Sanjay Gupta at PNC Bank
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Brian Reich, Former Director at The Hive
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AnalyticOps: A New Organizational Role So Your Company Can Monetize Analytics
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Gary Neights at Elemica
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Getting Started with Predictive Analytics – an Interview with Eric Siegel
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Dr. Sarmila Basu at Microsoft Corporation
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Are Pre-hire Talent Assessments Part of a Predictive Talent Acquisition Strategy?
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Dae Park and Vijay D’Souza at Government Accountability Office (GAO)
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Dean Abbott of SmarterHQ
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Opportunities and Challenges: Predictive Analytics for IoT
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Feature Engineering Within the Predictive Analytics Process – Part Two
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HBO Teaches You How to Avoid Bad Science
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Jim Sterne’s Book Review of “Predictive Analytics” by Eric Siegel
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The Big Picture: Today’s Data Analytics Stack
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Taking Action on Technical Success: A Fable of Data Science and Consequences
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Analytics is (often) a Faith-Based Business
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Wise Practitioner – Manufacturing Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Chris Labbe at Seagate Technology
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Wise Practitioner – Manufacturing Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Peter Frankwicz at Elmet Technologies
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Wise Practitioner – Text Analytics Interview Series: Dirk Van Hyfte at InterSystems Corporation
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Wise Practitioner – Text Analytics Interview Series: Michael Dessauer and Justin Kauhl at The Dow Chemical Company
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Women in Data Science
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Wise Practitioner – Manufacturing Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Edward Crowley at The Photizo Group, Inc.
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Boosting Performance of Machine Learning Models
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Tanay Chowdhury at Zurich North America
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Feature Engineering within the Predictive Analytics Process – Part One
What is Feature Engineering One of…
The Executive’s Guide to Employee Attrition
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Lawrence Cowan at Cicero Group
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Wise Practitioner – Text Analytics Interview Series: John Herzer and Pengchu Zhang at Sandia National Laboratories
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Wise Practitioner – Text Analytics Interview Series: Emrah Budur at Garanti Technology
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Thomas Schleicher at National Consumer Panel
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Ghosts in the Data, Constructing Data Entities
Data Entities are seldom discussed concepts…
Wise Practitioner – Manufacturing Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Dr. Matteo Bellucci at General Electric
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HR’s First Predictive Project? Pre-hire Candidate Screening
Corp recruiters have a very important…
Wise Practitioner – Manufacturing Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Gary Neights at Elemica
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Wise Practitioner – Manufacturing Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Jeffrey Banks at The Applied Research Laboratory at The Pennsylvania State University
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Wise Practitioner – Text Analytics Interview Series: Frédérick Guillot at Co-operators General Insurance Company
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Alice Chung at Genentech
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Wise Practitioner – Manufacturing Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Carlos Cunha at Robert Bosch, LLC
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5 Common Mistakes Multi-Channel Retailers Make, and How to Avoid Them
Multi-channel retailers are often finding…
Three Critical Definitions You Need Before Building Your First Predictive Model
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Measurement and Validation: An Often Underrated Aspect within the Predictive Analytics Discipline
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Workforce Analytics Interview Series: Haig Nalbantian at Mercer
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Workforce Analytics Interview Series: Pasha Roberts at Talent Analytics, Corp.
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Improving Word Clouds as Tool for Text Analytics Data Visualization
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Dr. Data’s Music Video: The Predictive Analytics Rap
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Workforce Analytics Interview Series: Geetanjali Gamel from MasterCard
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Mid-Life Journey to Data Science
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Dr. Patrick Surry of Hopper
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What are you Predicting in Customer Retention?
Customer Retention models are arguably the…
Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Ken Elliott at Hewlett Packard Enterprise
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Wise Practitioner – Workforce Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Holger Mueller at Constellation Research
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Lawrence Cowan at Cicero Group
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Hey FinTech, What’s Your Strategy for Leveraging Unstructured Data?
Financial technology has sparked a global…
Wise Practitioner – Predictive Workforce Analytics Interview Series: Raffael Devigus at F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Rebecca Pang at CIBC
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Employee Engagement – a Tricky Metric for Predictive Analytics
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Workforce Analytics Interview Series: Daniil Shash at Eleks
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The Information Age’s Latest Move: Four Predictive Analytics Developments for 2016
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Why Do We Stop Asking Why?
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Predictive Analytics and the Internet of Things
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Mario Vinasco at Facebook
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Workforce Analytics Interview Series: Vishwa Kolla at John Hancock Insurance
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In Predictive Analytics, Coefficients are Not the Same as Variable Influence, Part II
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Workforce Analytics Interview Series: John Lee at Equifax Workforce Solutions
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Peter Bull at DrivenData
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The “Predictive Analytics” FAQ – What’s New in the Updated Edition and Who’s The Book for?
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Matt Bentley at CanIRank.com
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Workforce Analytics Interview Series: Lisa Disselkamp and Tristan Aubert at Deloitte
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The Data Scientist’s Dilemma: Does Skipping Breakfast Kill You?
Would skipping breakfast kill you? Not necessarily-but confusing…
Predictive Analytics Can Help with the Challenges Facing Manufacturing in the 21st Century
Historically, data and analytics have been…
Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Nate Watson at Contemporary Analysis
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Customer Experience Predictions for 2016
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Predictive Analytics Book Excerpt: Hands-On Guide-Resources for Further Learning
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Hans Wolters at Microsoft
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Machine Learning: Not Necessarily a New Phenomenon in Predictive Analytics
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Workforce Analytics Interview Series: Frank Fiorille at Paychex, Inc.
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Netflix, Dark Knowledge, and Why Simpler Can Be Better
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The Case Against Quick Wins in Predictive Analytics Projects
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Workforce Analytics Interview Series: Jason Noriega at Chevron
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Matthew Pietrzykowski at General Electric
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B2B Predictive Analytics: An Untapped Sector
Much work in predictive analytics and…
Wise Practitioner – Predictive Workforce Analytics Interview Series: Greg Tanaka at Percolata
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Workforce Analytics Interview Series: Michael Li at The Data Incubator
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Four Ways Data Science Goes Wrong and How Test-Driven Data Analysis Can Help
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In Predictive Analytics, Coefficients are Not the Same as Variable Influence
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Oracle’s Ten Enterprise Big Data Predictions for 2016
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Personalities That Are Barriers to Model Deployment (And How to Partner With Them) Part III: The Expert
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Workforce Analytics Interview Series: Kathy Doan at Wells Fargo Bank
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Workforce Analytics Interview Series: Jonathon Frampton at Baylor Scott & White Health
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Mobile Analytics-Mining the Visit Experience of the Customer
Mobile technology as part of the…
The Devil’s Data Dictionary – Making Fun of Big Data
Buy it on Amazon When Stéphane…
Wise Practitioner – Predictive Workforce Analytics Interview Series: Ben Waber of Humanyze
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The Quest for Unicorns
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Most Swans are White: Living in a Predictive Society
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Hiring? Approving Mortgages? It’s the Same Thing
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Personalities That Are Barriers to Model Deployment (And How to Partner With Them) Part II: The Skeptic
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5 Types of Analytics in Business: One to Go After and One to Avoid
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The Beginner’s Guide to Predictive Workforce Analytics
Human Resources Feels Pressure to Begin…
Predictive Modeling Forensics: Identifying Data Problems
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Five Wins for Retail with Predictive Analytics
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Faster Credit Scoring Dev With Specialized Binning Code – R Package
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Good Predictions != Good Decisions
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Using Predictive Analytics to Bring Retailers Closer to Their Customers
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Visualization: Panacea for Building Analytics Solutions?
Data,data,data everywhere and what do I…
Five Challenges in Using Predictive Analytics to Improve Patient Outcomes
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Personalities That Are Barriers to Model Deployment (And How to Partner With Them) Part I: The Early Adopter
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Five Ways Predictive Analytics Will Shape the Future of Advertising
Predictive analytics sounds almost mystical, and…
Five Ways Predictive Analytics Can Improve Patient Outcomes
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Scott Lancaster at State Street Corp.
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Can Employee Development Lead to Business Mediocrity?
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Empathy and Data Science: A Fable of Near-Success
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Jeff Butler at IRS Research, Analysis, and Statistics organization
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A Look at How Big Data is Changing Sports on the Field and in the Press Box
While major rules rarely change, everything…
Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Dr. Satyam Priyadarshy at Halliburton
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Automation: Friend or Foe to the Predictive Analytics Practitioner
Technologies and Big Data continue to…
Winning Roles: Moneyball 2.0, for your Hiring and Succession Planning Processes
Business can learn a lot from…
Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Werner Britz at RCS Group
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Dr. Michael Dulin, Carolinas Healthcare System
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Benjamin Uminsky, Los Angeles County
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Jessica Taylor of St. Joseph Healthcare
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: COL William Saxon, Department of the Army
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Defensive Data Science: What we can Learn from Software Engineers
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Patty Larsen, Co-Director, National Insider Threat Task Force
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Bin Mu at MetLife
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Michael Berry of TripAdvisor
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Catherine Templeton, PAWGOV Keynote Speaker
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: William Wood of St. Joseph Healthcare
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The Key to Modelling Success-The Variable Selection Process (Part 2)
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Madhusudan Raman at Verizon
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Scott Jelinsky of Pfizer, Inc.
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Chris Franciskovich at OSF Healthcare System
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Philip O’Brien at Paychex
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics for Healthcare Interview Series: Daniel Chertok at NorthShore University HealthSystem
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Herman Jopia of American Savings Bank
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Stop Hiring Data Scientists Until You’re Ready for Data Science
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How to manage projects in Predictive Analytics
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Lawrence Cowan of Cicero Group
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Defining Measures of Success for Cluster Models
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Good luck placing Analytics in an org chart
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Retail Predictive Analytics Solves the Missing Link in Cross Selling, Up Selling, and Suggestive Selling
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Sameer Chopra’s Hotlist of Training Resources for Predictive Analytics
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: John Smits of EMC
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Be a Data Detective
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Predicting Employee Flight Risk: My Take
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The Key to Modelling Success -The Variable Selection Process (Part 1)
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Predictive Analytics World in Color [Infographic]
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Space Alien Eager to Convey Thoughts on Data Science
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Defining Measures of Success for Predictive Models
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Overstatement of Results in Predictive Analytics
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The Biggest Lever to Success in Predictive Analytics
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Wise Practitioner – Manufacturing Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Field Cady at Think Big Analytics
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Wise Practitioner – Manufacturing Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Jeffrey Thompson of Robert Bosch, LLC
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Wise Practitioner – Manufacturing Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Kumar Satyam of PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
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White Paper – Immediate Access
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Predicting Rare Events In Insurance
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Python, Predictive Analytics & Big Data oh my!
Python has seen significant growth in…
Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Thomas Schleicher of National Consumer Panel
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Leveraging Open Data: Improve Customer Experience and Drive New Market Opportunities
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From Code to Reports with knitr & Markdown
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Predictive Analytics Optimizes Prices and Markdowns for Retail
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Delena D. Spann of US Government
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Infographic – PAW SF
5-Minute Recap
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Dr. Patrick Surry of Hopper
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Viswanath Srikanth of Cisco
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Jack Levis of UPS
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Trust in Analytics Work: Why it’s Needed and How to Build It
Much has been written about data-driven…
Guiding Principles to Build a Demand Forecast
Demand forecasting is one of the…
Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Arcangelo Di Balsamo of IBM
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Dean Abbott of Smarter Remarketer
In anticipation of his upcoming conference…
Predictive Analytics in Sports
The world of sports has seen…
5 Things I Learned at Predictive Analytics World for Workforce
As a trained researcher, I’ve always…
Predictive Analytics as a Strategic HR Solution
This interview is the second in…
Visualizations Get Some Snap from R Shiny
“Numbers have an important story to…
What Programming do Predictive Modelers Need to Know?
In most lists of the most…
Wise Practitioner – Workforce Predictive Analytics Interview Series: John Callery at AOL
In anticipation of his upcoming Predictive Analytics…
Analytic Professionals – Share your views: Participate in the Rexer Analytics 2015 Data Miner Survey
Data Analysts, Predictive Modelers, Data Scientists,…
Charlie Batch and the Cost of Obfuscation
The hot Florida sun shone down…
Predictive Analytics for Insurance Risk: A New Level of Data Scrutiny-Part 2-Development and Implementation
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Is Big Data Better?
Big data is usually defined as…
Wise Practitioner – Workforce Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Chad Harness at Fifth Third Bank
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Building the Optimal Retail Assortment Plan with Predictive Analytics
After making a financial plan for…
Using Advanced Clustering Techniques to Better Predict Purchasing Behaviors in Targeted Marketing Campaigns
Today’s forward-thinking retailers are seeking relevant,…
Wise Practitioner – Workforce Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Patrick Coolen of ABN-AMRO Bank
In anticipation of his upcoming Predictive Analytics…
Using Predictive Analytics to Predict and Manage Business Travel Burnout
For more on the application of…
Wise Practitioner – Workforce Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Scott Mondore at Strategic Management Decisions, LLC
In anticipation of his upcoming Predictive Analytics…
Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Bob Bress of Visible World
In anticipation of his upcoming conference…
Wise Practitioner – Workforce Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Holger Mueller of Constellation Research, Inc.
In anticipation of his upcoming Predictive Analytics…
The Imminent Future of Predictive Modeling
Predictive modeling tools and services are…
Using Statistics and Visualization as Complementary Validation
I don’t often find myself thinking…
Predictive Analytics for Insurance: A New Level of Data Scrutiny
For more on the application of…
The Three-Legged Stool of an Analytics Project
Perhaps you have heard rumors going…
Defining Measures of Success for Predictive Models
Excerpted from Chapter 2 of Mr….
Effective Framing of Predictive Analytic Projects
For more from James Taylor, see…
Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Richard Boire of Boire Filler Group
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Sarah Holder of Duke Energy
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Infographic – Predictive Analytics World by the Numbers
Predictive Analytics World continues to grow…
Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Mohamad Khatib of Nielsen
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A Critical Step Toward Organizational Data Maturity: Thinking in Terms of Distributions!
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It is a Mistake to…. Answer Every Inquiry
(Part 9 (of 11) of the…
Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Dominic Fortin of TD Insurance
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5 Ways Retail Predictive Analytics helps Fashion Retailers Maximize Gross Margin
Fashion retailers have one of the…
Wise Practitioner – Workforce Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Pasha Roberts at Talent Analytics
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Predictive Modeling Skills: Expect to be Surprised
Excerpted from Chapter 1 of Mr….
Big Data: To Analyze or Not to Analyze
Much has been written about Big…
Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Bryan Guenther of RightShip
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Aaron Lanzen of Cisco
In anticipation of his upcoming conference…
Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: David Schey of Digitas
In anticipation of his upcoming conference…
It is a Mistake to…. Extrapolate
(Part 8 (of 11) of the…
Wise Practitioner – Workforce Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Carl Schleyer of 3D Results
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The Trouble with Numbers
Previous discussions in other publications have…
Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Josh Hemann of Activision
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Practical Predictive Modeling: Quick Variable Selection
This post is largely excerpted from…
It is a Mistake to…. Discount Pesky Cases
(Part 7 (of 11) of the…
Wise Practitioner – Workforce Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Scott Gillespie, Managing Partner of tClara
In anticipation of his upcoming Predictive…
Want to Improve Your Prototype-to-Production Analytics Process? Embrace Thinking Inside the Box
Anyone in the business of analytics…
Using Decision Trees in Variable Creation: Minimizing Information Loss-Part 1
Numerous articles have been written about…
Predictive Analytics turns Multi Channel Retailing into Omni Channel Retailing.
Multi Channel retailing has existed for…
Eric Siegel Discusses Predictive Analytics and Civil Liberties on KCRW’s Radio Show
Last week on “To the Point,”…
Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Dean Abbott, Smarter Remarketer
In anticipation of his upcoming conference…
Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Elpida Ormanidou of Walmart
In anticipation of Predictive Analytics World…
Future of Analytics: Big Data Integration, Transforming Organizations and Processes, Providing Speed and Foresight
With Analytics being a buzzword, most…
Haystacks and Needles: Anomaly Detection
Anomalies vs Outliers Anomaly detection, or…
Auditing the Data When Deploying Predictive Analytics Solutions
Much of the discussion in the…
Leveraging Dark Data: Q&A with Melissa McCormack
Melissa McCormack,Research Manager at predictive analytics…
Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Nephi Walton, M.D., Washington University/University of Utah
In anticipation of his upcoming conference…
Using Predictive Modeling Algorithms for Non-Modeling Tasks
It is obvious what predictive modeling…
Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Greta Roberts of Talent Analytics
In anticipation of her upcoming keynote…
Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: George Savage, M.D., Proteus Digital
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From Human Screen to Machine: Predictive Analytics Helps Avoid a Major Point of Hiring Failure
What is an employer’s most business-critical…
Predictive Analytics in Health Care: Helping to Navigate Uncertainties and Change
A recent billion-dollar forecasting error in…
The Power of Predictive Analytics for Retail Replenishment
Replenishment is an essential process in…
Voice of the HR Profession: “Charts and Graphs are Hard to Follow”
In early August, our Director of…
Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: John Cromwell, M.D., University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics
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Creating the All-important Analytical File-The Key Step in Building Successful Predictive Analytics Solutions
In the data audit process, canned…
Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Linda Miner, Ph.D., Southern Nazerene University
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It is a Mistake to…. Accept Leaks from the Future
(Part 6 (of 11) of the…
Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Marty Kohn, M.D. of Jointly Health
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What’s the Government’s Role in Big Data Surveillance?
What if predictive analytics could help…
Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: John Foreman of MailChimp
In anticipation of his upcoming…
Is Predictive Analytics Insidious? National Radio Interview
Interviewing Eric Siegel on the radio,…
5 Reasons Predictive Analytics World for Workforce is Different – And Better
If you follow the workforce…
Should Employee Analytics “Go Fishing” or Solve Business Problems?
Over the years, our firm has…
Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Sameer Chopra of Orbitz
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Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Jack Levis of UPS
In anticipation of his upcoming conference…
Connecting the Experts with the Data Scientists
“Can Machines Think?” was the cover…
Why analysts should master public speaking
Industry leader and consultant Geert Verstraeten…
Defining the Target Variable in Predictive Analytics- A Not so Easy Process
Defining a target variable is one…
Book Review of “Applied Predictive Analytics” by Dean Abbott
Industry leader and author Dean…
Recognizing and Avoiding Overfitting, Part 1
In my last two posts I…
Webinar: Towards Solving Employee Attrition: Cost Modeling
Presented by: Pasha Roberts, Chief Scientist,…
It is a Mistake to…. Listen Only to the Data
(Part 5 of 11 of the…
The Data Audit Process (Part 1)-The Initial Step in Building Successful Predictive Analytics Solutions
Building predictive analytics solutions is very…
10 Practical Actions that Could Improve Your Model
(adapted from Chapter 13 of…
The Great Analytical Divide: Data Scientist vs. Value Architect
In the analytics space, it is…
Employee Churn 202: Good and Bad Churn
Our prior article on this venue…
Why Overfitting is More Dangerous than Just Poor Accuracy, Part II
In part one, I described one…
Predictive Analytics is the Answer to Smart Fulfillment and Omni-Channel Retailing
Over the past 5 years there…
Employee Churn 201: Calculating Employee Value
Much has been written about customer…
Why Overfitting is More Dangerous than Just Poor Accuracy, Part I
Arguably, the most important safeguard in…
5 Ways to Become Extinct as Big Data Evolves
The need to adopt sophisticated data…
It is a Mistake to…. Ask the Wrong Question
(Part 4 (of 11) of the…
What Role can Network Analysis play in Business Intelligence?
Network analysis is an emerging Business…
The Data Behind Data Scientists: Top Kaggle Performers
Kaggle, an online platform that hosts…
It’s Predictive Analytics, not Forecasting!
This is my final article for…
A Good Business Objective Beats a Good Algorithm
Predictive Modeling competitions, once the arena…
Retail Predictive Analytics for Price Optimization & Markdown Management
There is no doubt that price…
It is a Mistake to…. Rely on One Technique
(Part 3 of 11 of the…
The Musings of a (Young) Data Scientist
I quit my job as a…
Big Data Continued…
Big Data is not a singular…
How to Calculate the Optimal Safety Stock using Retail Predictive Analytics.
In a perfect world, a retailer…
The Role of Analysts After Model Deployment
Last month I made the case…
How predictive analytics will power the internet of things
Recently, Nissan Motor announced that they…
Prediction Isn’t Just About Stocks. Predictive Persuasion
Prediction isn’t just for the stock…
The Greatest Power of Big Data: Predictive Analytics
Every day’s a struggle. I’ve faced…
It is a Mistake to… Focus on Training Results
(Part 2 of 11 of the…
7 Ways Predictive Analytics Helps Retailers Manage Suppliers
One of the most challenging aspects…
Why Don’t We Talk about Deployment?
The Cross Industry Standard Process…
Understanding Predictive Analytics: A Spotlight Q&A with Eric Siegel, author of Predictive Analytics: The Power to Predict Who Will Click, Buy, Lie, or Die
This BeyeNETWORK spotlight features Ron Powell’s…
Predictive Analytics: “Freakonomics” Meets Big Data
While writing my book, Predictive…
5 Reasons to Not Care About Predictive Analytics
Technology: complex and alienating, or promising…
Yet Another Big Data Article
It’s like an irritating fly buzzing…
Predictive Analytics Helps Solve Retail Allocation Challenges
We’ve already discussed why predictive…
Why (some) Predictive Analytics will Move to the Cloud
A 2012 Gartner survey
Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Philip O’Brien at Paychex
In anticipation of their upcoming conference…
Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Interview Series: Vikash Singh
In anticipation of his upcoming conference…
Deathwatch: Five Reasons Organizations Predict When You Will Die
Who benefits by predicting your behavior?…
Wise Practitioner – Predictive Analytics Series: Brett Cohen of AOL
In anticipation of his upcoming conference…
The NSA, Link Analysis and Fraud Detection
The recent leaks about the NSA’s…
Top 10 Analytic Mistakes-Today #0: Lacking Relevant Data
Mining data to extract useful and…
How Predictive Analytics Has Transformed Inventory Management in Retail
Every retailer wishes to have the…
Big Data is Not Enough
Big data is the big buzz…
Predictive Analytics & Retail
Predictive analytics is a hot topic….
What do we see in Predictive Models?
Predictive Analytics is one of the…
The Computer Knows Who You Are
There’s a surprising twist. While some…
Interview With Predictive Analytics Author Eric Siegel
We live in an era of…
Do Predictive Modelers Need to Know Math?
Predictive analytics is just a bunch…
Five Reasons Siegel’s Predictive Analytics Book Matters to Experts
My new book-Predictive Analytics:…
The Future of Prediction: Predictive Analytics in 2020
Good morning. It’s January 2, 2020,…
The Future Directions for Text Analytics
At the Boston Text Analytics World,…
How the Obama Camp Analytically Persuaded Millions of Voters
Elections hang by a thinner thread…
What We Should Take Home From Predictive Analytics Conferences
Why should one go to a…
Three Ways to Get Your Predictive Models Deployed
We all know that given reasonable…
Why Predictive Modelers Should be Suspicious of Statistical Tests
Well, the danger is really not…
Inside the Secret World of the Data Crunchers Who Helped Obama Win
In late spring, the backroom…
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