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Feed: Big Data Made Simple - One source. Many perspectives.. Author: Baiju NT. In today’s ultra-competitive business environment, you need all the tools you can get to have that edge over your rivals. And in this respect, BI takes on a very important role. Modern business and organizations strive on data. We’re talking of data that accumulates day in and day out, and that becomes what many call big data. On its own, data that keeps growing everyday has no tactical or strategic benefit to a business. But when that data is processed and analyzed to unravel trends, patterns and ... Read More

Feed: R-bloggers. Author: business-science.io - Articles. We have several announcements regarding Business Science R packages. First, as of this week the R package formerly known as timekit has changed to timetk for time series tool kit. There are a few “breaking” changes because of the name change, and this is discussed further below. Second, the sweep and tidyquant packages have several improvements, which are discussed in detail below. Finally, don’t miss a beat on future news, events and information by following us on social media. The timetk package (formerly timekit) is a relatively new package that is aimed at assisting ... Read More

Feed: Latest imported feed items on Analytics Matters. Previously on this blog, we talked about what has changed in marketing during the last two decades. I introduced four key issues that successful marketing organisations need to get across: the rise of social and mobile; the digitisation of everything and the behavioural insight that results from making the journey from transactions to interactions; the expectations that millennials, in particular, have for customer service; and how social media means you don’t own your brand like you used to. In this final instalment, I want to talk about what has stayed the same ... Read More

Feed: Latest imported feed items on Analytics Matters. The recent San Antonio, Texas, tragedy served as a vivid reminder that human trafficking is an international crisis that spans from poor nations to the doorsteps of some of the most developed nations in the world. While this United States-based event captured global news, the ongoing human trafficking crisis in India often goes underreported. A recent U.S. Consulate General in the country partnered with local nongovernmental organizations, creating campaigns that addressed local, mostly poor, communities to provide them with the tools to empower themselves to stand up against the crime. Forced labour ... Read More

Feed: Featured Blog Posts - Data Science Central. Author: Roy Wilds, PhD, PHEMI Systems. So far in this series on Artificial Intelligence Artificial Intelligence: Monster or Mentor? and AI for Summarization – Enabling Human-Consumable Information, we looked at several key ways in which AI advances can improve human productivity in organizations. Last time’s article dove into Distillation – automating the path to value. In this article, we’ll look at the next common approach: Categorization. Categorization is applying AI approaches to automate the labeling and organization of large data volumes, so that data can be routed, processed, and interpreted in the ... Read More

Feed: Google Cloud Platform Blog. Author: GCP Team. By Fausto Ibarra, Director of Product Management, Google Cloud Platform Editor's Note: Download the new CIO's guide to data analytics and machine learning here.Breakthroughs in artificial intelligence (AI) have captured the imaginations of business and technical leaders alike: computers besting human world-champions in board games with more positions than there are atoms in the universe, mastering popular video games, and helping diagnose skin cancer. The AI techniques underlying these breakthroughs are finding diverse application across every industry. Early adopters are seeing results; particularly encouraging is that AI is starting to transform processes ... Read More

Feed: Planet big data. Author: Sandeep Raut. Just before 2007, we didn't have access to smartphones like iPhone or social media apps like Instagram, Whatsapp and even email was much more limited only to desktops.  Zoom in to Today - Digital Transformation has revolutionized everything we do. It has been one of the hottest topics for every business. It’s a subject which keeps the CEOs awake.  Today it is Digital or Die. Digital is happening fast and forcefully, whether businesses are ready for it or not. You can’t hide from it. There is a possibility that five of out ten ... Read More

Feed: Big Data Made Simple - One source. Many perspectives.. Author: Baiju NT. Definition: Conjoint is a survey-based research method that helps managers understand what product features and price points drive customers’ decisions to buy a product. It was developed in the 1970s and still remains one of the most widely used and robust techniques in market research. The basis of conjoint is breaking down products into their characteristics (such as price, shape, colour, features) and then trying to estimate how important each of these characteristics is using a carefully designed survey that aims to simulate respondents’ choices. Common applications ... Read More

Feed: R-bloggers. Author: David Smith. IEEE Spectrum has published its fourth annual ranking of of top programming languages, and the R language is again featured in the Top 10. This year R ranks at #6, down a spot from its 2016 ranking (and with an IEEE score — derived from search, social media, and job listing trends — tied with the #5 place-getter, C#). Python has taken the #1 slot from C, jumping from its #3 ranking in 2016. For R (a domain specific language for data science) to rank in the top 10, and for Python (a general-purpose language with many ... Read More

Feed: Planet big data. Author: Jay McBain. Forrester’s What It Means PodcastConversations with thought leaders to define and demystify the changing market. Listen or subscribe now I have spent my entire career in the channel. With 75% of world trade flowing through indirect channels according to the World Trade Organization, I’m always interested in seeing how businesses organize, manage, and execute their partner and alliance programs. We know that B2B marketers have been working to break down silos for years to drive a consistent omnichannel customer experience. One silo that remains resilient is that of the channel or alliance partner ... Read More